Those who will participate in program approved by the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Program participation can be as a student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of specialized knowledge. This classification can include a spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21.
Asylum may be granted to people who are arriving in or already physically present in the United States. To apply for asylum in the United States, you may ask for asylum at a port-of-entry (airport, seaport, or border crossing), or file
Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, at the appropriate Service Center within one year of your arrival in the United States. You may apply for asylum regardless of your immigration status, whether you are in the United States legally or illegally.
