Application for Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and Protection Under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) Checklist

• Author: Elizabeth Anne Campbell; Rachel DeLia Settlage; Veronica Thronson
• Pages: 135-136

Appendix I

Application for Asylum, Withholding

of Removal, and Protection

Under the Convention Against

Torture (CAT) Checklist

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❑

Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal,

signed and completed. This form and accompanying instructions can

be found at http:// www .uscis .gov /i‑589.

❑Two additional copies of the form and all supporting evidence

❑

If the applicant’s spouse or children are in the United States and included

as derivatives, the applicant must submit:

❑

One additional copy of the completed asylum application for each

family member included in the application

❑

Documents establishing the family relationship for each family

member

❑Copies of a marriage certicate and copies of proof of termi‑

nation of any prior marriage

❑

For unmarried children under age 21, copies of each child’s

birth certicate

❑

If the applicant cannot obtain these documents, he or she must

provide an afdavit from at least one person for each event.

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