{"id":476,"date":"2012-08-09T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T03:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=476"},"modified":"2012-08-09T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T03:00:18","slug":"travel-after-asylum-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=476","title":{"rendered":"Travel After Asylum Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

My asylum was approved in 2007 and I want to travel.\u00a0My old passport is still valid but I heard I shouldn\u2019t use it.\u00a0If I don\u2019t use the passport, how can I travel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Definitely do not travel on your old passport.\u00a0Using the passport may cause your asylee status to be revoked and you may be unable to obtain permanent residency or US citizenship when you are otherwise able to apply.\u00a0The USCIS offers a refugee travel document which may be used in place of a passport for asylee travel.\u00a0Be sure to obtain the document before traveling and do not return to your home country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My asylum was approved in 2007 and I want to travel.\u00a0My old passport is still valid but I heard I shouldn\u2019t use it.\u00a0If I don\u2019t use the passport, how can I travel? Definitely do not travel on your old passport.\u00a0Using the passport may cause your asylee status to be revoked and you may be unable … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[242],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political-asylum","tag-political-asylum"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t