{"id":17895,"date":"2022-10-20T16:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T21:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=17895"},"modified":"2025-10-09T11:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:18:16","slug":"quienes-son-los-solicitantes-de-asilo-y-que-es-el-asilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/10\/20\/who-are-asylum-seekers-and-what-is-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQui\u00e9nes son los solicitantes de asilo y qu\u00e9 es el asilo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69e9051734914\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>M\u00e1s de 1,6 millones de personas solicitaron asilo en Estados Unidos <a href=\"https:\/\/trac.syr.edu\/immigration\/reports\/672\/\">entre octubre de 2000 y septiembre de 2021<\/a>. Pero, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 la gente pide asilo en Estados Unidos? \u00bfY c\u00f3mo funciona el asilo?<\/p>\n<p>En los \u00faltimos meses, el sistema de asilo de Estados Unidos ha estado en el punto de mira nacional, mientras los gobiernos encabezados por los republicanos han trasladado a los inmigrantes en autob\u00fas a ciudades como Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Desde abril de 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/728-22\/as-city-anticipates-surpassing-highest-recorded-shelter-census-mayor-adams-declares-asylum-seeker#\/0\">m\u00e1s de 17.000 solicitantes de asilo han sido enviados a Nueva York<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/09\/20\/texas-migrants-massachusetts-lawsuit-ron-desantis\/\">m\u00e1s de 8.000 fueron enviados a D.C.<\/a> Desde el 31 de agosto, m\u00e1s de <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/09\/13\/el-gobernador-de-texas-envia-mas-autobuses-de-inmigrantes-a-chicago-se-necesita-ayuda-para-empleo-y-vivienda\/\">3.500 inmigrantes han llegado a Chicago<\/a>. La mayor\u00eda de los migrantes buscan asilo huyendo de situaciones peligrosas en sus pa\u00edses de origen en Centroam\u00e9rica y Sudam\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n<p>Borderless responde a continuaci\u00f3n a sus preguntas sobre los solicitantes de asilo y el proceso de asilo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e9051735e0f\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e9051736917\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e9051736f90\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn gratuito y reciba actualizaciones dos veces por semana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"what-is-asylum\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el asilo?<\/h2>\n<p>Las personas que huyen de sus pa\u00edses de origen debido a la persecuci\u00f3n o al miedo a la persecuci\u00f3n pueden solicitar al gobierno de Estados Unidos <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/usa\/applying-for-asylum\/what-is-asylum\/\">asilo como forma de protecci\u00f3n bajo la ley estadounidense<\/a>. Si se les concede asilo, no se les obligar\u00e1 a regresar a su pa\u00eds de origen y se les permitir\u00e1 trabajar en Estados Unidos, entre otros beneficios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90517395c2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"what-is-the-difference-between-a-refugee-asylum-seeker-asylee-migrant-and-immigrant\">\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la diferencia entre refugiado, solicitante de asilo, asilado, migrante e inmigrante?<\/h2>\n<p>Hay diferentes razones y formas para que la gente venga a Estados Unidos. Por ejemplo, algunos inmigrantes vienen para ir a la escuela, trabajar, reunirse con su familia, buscar seguridad o hacerse ciudadanos.<\/p>\n<p>Aunque las noticias y los pol\u00edticos suelen utilizar indistintamente palabras como \"refugiado\", \"inmigrante\" y \"solicitante de asilo\", cada una tiene su propio significado. He aqu\u00ed algunas definiciones:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrefugees.org\/refugee-facts\/what-is-a-refugee\/\">Refugiados<\/a>: Un refugiado es una persona que se ve obligada a huir de la guerra, la violencia, los conflictos o la persecuci\u00f3n y ha cruzado una frontera internacional para encontrar seguridad en otro pa\u00eds. Deben obtener el estatuto de refugiado antes de entrar en Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/449267670.pdf\">Solicitante de asilo<\/a>: Seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1158&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim\">Legislaci\u00f3n estadounidense<\/a>cualquier persona que llegue a la frontera estadounidense y tema ser perseguida en su pa\u00eds de origen debe tener la oportunidad de solicitar asilo aqu\u00ed. Una vez que se han entregado a un agente de la patrulla fronteriza, se les considera solicitantes de asilo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/usa\/rights-and-duties\/rights-and-duties-of-asylees\/\">Asilado<\/a>: Un asilado es alguien a quien se concede asilo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/who-migrant-0\">Migrantes<\/a>: T\u00e9cnicamente, un emigrante es alguien que se desplaza de un lugar a otro normalmente por motivos econ\u00f3micos. No se ven obligados a abandonar sus pa\u00edses de origen por persecuci\u00f3n o violencia, sino que buscan mejores oportunidades. Sin embargo, muchos utilizan el t\u00e9rmino migrante en un sentido m\u00e1s informal para referirse a cualquier tipo de inmigrante, incluidos los solicitantes de asilo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/content\/explainer-who-immigrant\">Inmigrante<\/a>: Un inmigrante es una persona que vive en un pa\u00eds distinto de su pa\u00eds de nacimiento.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_widgetised_column wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div id=\"sidebar\" data-nectar-ss=\"true\" class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"custom_html-4 1articleright\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><h3 id=\"wordpress-popular-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Entradas populares de WordPress<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h4 id=\"trending-posts\" class=\"widget-title\">Tendencias<\/h4><div class=\"wpp-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/json\" data-id=\"wpp-shortcode-inline-js\">{\"title\":\"Trending Posts\",\"limit\":\"3\",\"offset\":0,\"range\":\"custom\",\"time_quantity\":\"124\",\"time_unit\":\"day\",\"freshness\":\"1\",\"order_by\":\"views\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"pid\":\"\",\"exclude\":\"\",\"cat\":\"\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"term_id\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"shorten_title\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"words\":false},\"post-excerpt\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"keep_format\":false,\"words\":false},\"thumbnail\":{\"active\":true,\"build\":\"predefined\",\"width\":\"240\",\"height\":\"160\"},\"rating\":false,\"stats_tag\":{\"comment_count\":false,\"views\":false,\"author\":false,\"date\":{\"active\":false,\"format\":\"F j, Y\"},\"category\":false,\"taxonomy\":{\"active\":false,\"name\":\"category\"}},\"markup\":{\"custom_html\":true,\"wpp-start\":\"&lt;ul class=&quot;wpp-list wpp-cardview&quot;&gt;\",\"wpp-end\":\"&lt;\\\/ul&gt;\",\"title-start\":\"&lt;h4 class=&quot;widget-title&quot;&gt;\",\"title-end\":\"&lt;\\\/h4&gt;\",\"post-html\":\"&lt;li&gt;{thumb} {title} {stats}&lt;\\\/li&gt;\"},\"theme\":{\"name\":\"\"}}<\/script><div class=\"wpp-shortcode-placeholder\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e905173af7d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"how-long-does-the-asylum-process-take\">\u00bfCu\u00e1nto dura el proceso de asilo?<\/h2>\n<p>La decisi\u00f3n sobre una solicitud de asilo debe tomarse en un plazo de 180 d\u00edas a partir de la fecha de presentaci\u00f3n de la solicitud, a menos que concurran circunstancias excepcionales. Sin embargo, actualmente hay un retraso de solicitudes y los casos de asilo suelen tardar cuatro a\u00f1os y medio en completarse.<\/p>\n<p>Los solicitantes de asilo que trabajan con abogados en su caso tienen muchas m\u00e1s probabilidades de conseguirlo. <a href=\"https:\/\/trac.syr.edu\/immigration\/reports\/491\/\">S\u00f3lo una de cada diez personas gana su caso de asilo<\/a> cuando no tienen abogado ni representaci\u00f3n legal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e905173be2e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" 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Pueden volver a solicitar asilo durante este tiempo a trav\u00e9s del proceso de asilo \"defensivo\".<\/p>\n<p>En caso de que se deniegue una solicitud de asilo defensiva, el solicitante de asilo puede recurrir a la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/eoir\/board-of-immigration-appeals\">Junta de Apelaci\u00f3n de Inmigraci\u00f3n (BIA)<\/a>el m\u00e1s alto tribunal del sistema judicial de inmigraci\u00f3n de Estados Unidos. El solicitante de asilo tambi\u00e9n puede presentar un recurso ante un tribunal federal si la BIA rechaza la solicitud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e905174135d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"what-happens-if-the-asylum-application-gets-accepted\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 ocurre si se acepta la solicitud de asilo?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationequality.org\/asylum\/asylum-manual\/asylee-status\/\">Cuando se concede el asilo<\/a>significa que el asilado podr\u00e1 solicitar la residencia permanente un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s de que se le conceda el asilo. 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