How can I apply for asylum in Indonesia?

If you wish to apply for refugee status in Indonesia, you will need to fill out an RSD Application Form. You and each adult member of your family (18 years of age or above) are required to fill out a separate form, providing a brief summary of why you left your country and why you feel you cannot return.

How can I seek asylum outside US?

Unfortunately, you can’t apply for asylum from outside of the United States. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have options. You can apply for asylum even if you are in the United States illegally. Or you can apply at a U.S. border point.

Is it legal to seek asylum in another country?

Seeking asylum is not illegal Under the Refugee Convention, countries cannot penalise refugees who do not have valid travel documents. In fact, entering without permission is the way most refugees find safety.

Does Indonesia accept asylum seekers?

Aid groups and refugees themselves describe growing desperation as options narrow for Indonesia’s nearly 14,000 refugees and asylum seekers. Indonesia is typically seen as a transit country rather than a destination for asylum seekers – half of whom come from Afghanistan.

Does Indonesia accept refugees?

Indonesia is not a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, nor does it have a national refugee status determination system. As a result, the Government authorizes UNHCR to carry out its refugee protection mandate and to identify solutions for refugees in the country.

How do you declare asylum?

If you are eligible for asylum you may be permitted to remain in the United States. To apply for asylum, file a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within one year of your arrival to the United States. There is no fee to apply for asylum.

How are refugees treated in Indonesia?

If anyone breaks it, they can be detained for weeks in the detention centre’. About half of the refugees in Indonesia live under the support of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and are accommodated in one of the 85 IOM-run community-housing facilities across Indonesia.

How do I apply for asylum if I have homophobic persecution?

To win your asylum claim/appeal, you need to write out a full, detailed personal account of the homophobic persecution that you suffered, and/ or you know other LGBTs have suffered in your home country, and/or that you fear you will suffer if you return to your home country. You have to explain why you need asylum.

Where can I find information on LGBT asylum issues?

The info is available in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, English, Farsi, French, Mandarin, Urdu and Pashto The Rainbow Migration are able to provide information, assistance and advice on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) asylum issues. They may also be able to help find you a solicitor.

What are the grounds for seeking asylum from persecution?

If you can convince the judge or officer that you suffered or fear persecution in your home country and that the persecution is tied to one of the five grounds mentioned in the Immigration and Nationality Act (race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion), you could be granted asylum.

Where can I get asylum in the UK?

ARF is located in Leeds in the north of England. You are most likely to win asylum if you prepare a detailed, credible case (see below). But it may also help if you can have the support of an asylum campaign group, like the Movement for Justice (MfJ).