Those who apply for political asylum in the United States face one of two possible outcomes: either their application is approved and issued a refugee card with the possibility of obtaining a green card after one year, or the application is rejected and the case is redirected to the US Immigration Court. ...

I work a lot with the Russian-speaking community of San Francisco and the surrounding areas and translate for asylum interviews in the United States. Often before the interview, clients ask them for advice or ask similar questions. I decided to describe my work experience in an article and ...

The first two years after moving to the United States, I experienced a huge cultural and language shock. She went through all the stages, from the fear of answering a phone call or ordering in a restaurant, to studying in a variety of language schools, then college, and finally ...