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> Asylum seekers and refugees are U.S. persons under current law. Just a nit: there is a difference between an asylum seeker (someone who has made an applicati
by returningfory2 3y ago
> Asylum seekers and refugees are U.S. persons under current law.
Just a nit: there is a difference between an asylum seeker (someone who has made an application for asylum) and an asylee (someone whose application for asylum has been approved). Only the latter are US persons for ITAR purposes.
Given the long waiting times for asylum applications (multiple years), the low approval rate (~25%) and the fact that asylees can apply for permanent residence after 1 year, I would expect the number of asylees to be dramatically smaller than the number of asylum seekers.
- whats_a_quasar 3y agoHuh, that's a good nit! And that makes perfect sense as a policy. Shows that my knowledge of the export control law also isn't perfect either.