Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

OMB 1615-0067

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 2022-08-31 and can be found here.

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

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form I-589 I-589 Online Filing Form and Instruction
Form I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal Form
I-589-030 83C Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A
I-589-030 83C.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
I589-030-INS-TOC-83C-OMBReview-12122024.docx 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 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
Biometrics
Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal Form

All Historical Document Collections

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202007-1615-028 Withdrawn and continue	Revision of a currently approved collection	2020-07-30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

OMB Details

Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Homeland Security - Border and Transportation Security

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

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