WAG 03-01-04-a: Asylum Applicants and Torture Victims (Medical)

PM 03-01-04-a

Verify the status of an individual who claims to have an application for asylum pending or an appeal pending regarding a decision on an asylum petition. The person may provide one of the following (copies are permitted):

1. USCIS I-589 asylum application Acknowledgment of Receipt.
2. USCIS I-589 Asylum Interview Notice.
3. USCIS Referral Notice regarding I-589 request for asylum.
4. USCIS Form I-589 Application for Asylum stamped as received.
5. USCIS Form EOIR-26 Notice of Appeal with Filing Receipt for Appeal.
6. Petition for Review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision.
7. USCIS Form I-797, Notice of Action.
8. Other credible evidence of application or appeal pending. Other credible evidence. Examples include any of the following:
   • Documentation from a social service, trafficking, domestic violence program or rape crisis center, or a legal, or other professional from whom the applicant or recipient has sought assistance;
   • Printouts of case status queries from the USCIS website;
   • A copy of a completed visa application;
   • A written notice from the federal agency of receipt of the visa application;
   • Review correspondence from USCIS regarding applications, such as appointment notices and requests for evidence (RFEs).

Verify that an individual is receiving torture treatment services from a federally funded torture treatment center.