Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

The information collected on this application will be used to determine whether an alien applying for asylum and/or withholding of removal in the United States is classifiable as a refugee, or eligible for protection under the Convention Against Torture, and is eligible to remain in the United States.

The latest form for Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal expires 2027-09-30 and is listed under ICR 202412-1615-003.

⏳ Form I-589 Processing Time / Approval Rate - Asylum Application

Latest forms, documents, and information collections

Document	Type
Form I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	Form and Instruction
Form I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	Form
I-589-034 REV Asylum EAD NPRM Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A
I589-034-INS-TOC-AsylumEADNPRM-OMBReview-10062025.pdf	Supplementary Document
I589-034-FRM-TOC-AsylumEADNPRM-OMBReview-10062025.pdf	Supplementary Document
I-589 Legal Authorities.docx	Supplementary Document
DHS.USCIS.018 Immigration Biometric and Background Check (IBBC) System of Records, July 31, 2018, 83 FR 36950.pdf	Supplementary Document
DHS.USCIS.010 Asylum Information and Pre-screening System of Records, November 30, 2015, 80 FR 74781.pdf (document unavailable)	Supplementary Document
DHS.USCIS.001 - Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System of Records, November 21, 2013, 78 FR 69864.pdf	Supplementary Document
DHS.USCIS.PIA-027 Refugees, Asylum, and Parole System and the Asylum Pre-Screening System.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-003-uscis-iddmp-sept24,2013.pdf	Supplementary Document
I-589 Online Filing	Form and Instruction
I-589 Online Filing	Form and Instruction
Biometrics	Information collection
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	Form
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	Instruction

Historical document collections

Reference	Filing	Received	Concluded	Action
202602-1615-001	Revision of a currently approved collection	2026-02-23
202508-1615-031	Revision of a currently approved collection	2025-11-10
202412-1615-003	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2024-12-13		Approved without change
202310-1615-007	Revision of a currently approved collection	2024-03-20
202212-1615-025	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-01-26		Approved without change
202209-1615-001	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2022-09-30		Approved without change
202207-1615-005	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-07-21		Approved without change
202205-1615-006	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-06-15		Approved without change
202108-1615-002	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-10-01		Approved without change
202012-1615-004	Revision of a currently approved collection	2021-01-07
202009-1615-041	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-09-15		Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
202008-1615-017	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-08-11		Approved with change
202008-1615-002	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-08-03		Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
202007-1615-028	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-07-30		Withdrawn and continue
202006-1615-006	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-07-13		Approved with change
202006-1615-003	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-06-17		Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
201910-1615-036	Revision of a currently approved collection	2019-11-27		Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
201905-1615-002	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2019-05-30		Approved without change
201806-1615-008	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2018-07-05		Approved without change
201612-1615-009	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-12-31		Approved with change
201411-1615-009	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2014-11-28		Approved with change
201205-1615-006	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2012-05-31		Approved without change
201103-1615-004	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2011-03-11		Approved with change
201001-1615-001	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2010-02-04		Approved without change
200811-1615-006	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2009-02-03		Approved without change
200711-1615-002	Revision of a currently approved collection	2007-12-10		Approved without change
200608-1615-002	Revision of a currently approved collection	2006-09-22		Approved without change
200308-1615-002	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2003-08-26		Approved without change
200305-1615-001	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2003-05-13		Approved without change
200303-1615-069	Revision of a currently approved collection	2003-03-01		Approved without change

Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Homeland Security - Border and Transportation Security

Information collection instruments

Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form		www.uscis.gov/i-589	Instruction
Form I-589	Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal	www.uscis.gov/i-589	Form

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.