QUESTION
risk of military recruitment in a country facing civil war, what are my chances of getting asylum in usa?
Asked on Sep 13th, 2013 on Immigration - New York
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I am from Syria, already on a visitor visa in the US, want to apply for asylum, just want to make sure that I am eligible to apply the cause I want to apply for asylum is that upon returning to my country I will be recruited to surve in the syrian army and under the current violence and civil war my country is facing I really don't want to kill my own people (or anyone at all) if those are my circumstances , what are my chances of getting asylum in the US?
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I think that would be a hard case to make. You are not being persecuted because of your membership in a particular group. In this case, every Syrian would face the same consequences as you. Although it is horrible, it is not considered "persecution" under asylum law if everyone is subject to the same treatment.
Answered on Sep 18th, 2013 at 1:18 AM