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===Equivalents===
[[žadatel o azyl]] — [[Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender]] — [[richiedente asilo]] — [[osoba ubiegająca się o azyl]]
===Related terms===
 
* (''applies for'') [[asylum|'''asylum''']]
*(''is party to'') [[asylum procedure|'''asylum procedure''']]
*(''is often a'') [[refugee|'''refugee''']]
*(''usually'' ''has a'') [[country of origin|'''country of origin''']]
 
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===Definition===
Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution.
 
<small>Source: [https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/themes/twt_ui/resources/pdf/SHOAH-Testimony-StudentActivity-Syria-V0.2.pdf https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/]</small>
===Encyclopaedic information===
An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.
 
<small>Source: [https://www.unrefugees.org/refugee-facts/what-is-a-refugee/ https://www.unrefugees.org/]</small>
 
Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.
 
<small>Source: [https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/themes/twt_ui/resources/pdf/SHOAH-Testimony-StudentActivity-Syria-V0.2.pdf https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/]</small>
 
While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.
 
<small>Source: [https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/refugee-children-crisis/what-is-refugee https://www.savethechildren.org/]</small>
 
===Synonyms and variants===
 
* refugee (''erroneous, see Encyclopaedic information above'')
 
*
 
=== Collocations ===
 
* to be an asylum seeker
* to accept/reject asylum seekers
* to relocate, (re)distribute asylum seekers
* to process asylum seekers
* to accommodate, house, host asylum seekers
 
===Examples===
<blockquote>Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into '''asylum seekers''' by conflicts.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.e-ir.info/2018/09/04/conflict-and-migration-in-the-middle-east-syrian-refugees-in-jordan-and-lebanon/ https://www.e-ir.info/]</small><blockquote>A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at '''asylum seekers'''.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://globalnews.ca/news/8710232/west-opens-doors-ukraine-refugees-suffer-around-the-world/ https://globalnews.ca/]</small><blockquote>The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by '''relocating asylum seekers''' to non-border countries.</blockquote><small>Source: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-hotspots-idUSKCN0S20OE20151008 https://www.reuters.com/]</small>
===Note===
See [[asylum]] and [[asylum procedure]] for more information.

Latest revision as of 15:35, 30 August 2022

Equivalents

žadatel o azylAsylsuchende, Asylsuchenderrichiedente asiloosoba ubiegająca się o azyl

Related terms

Definition

Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution.

Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/

Encyclopaedic information

An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.

Source: https://www.unrefugees.org/

Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.

Source: https://www.teachingwithtestimony.com/

While every refugee is initially an asylum seeker, not every asylum seeker will ultimately be recognized as a refugee.

Source: https://www.savethechildren.org/

Synonyms and variants

  • refugee (erroneous, see Encyclopaedic information above)

Collocations

  • to be an asylum seeker
  • to accept/reject asylum seekers
  • to relocate, (re)distribute asylum seekers
  • to process asylum seekers
  • to accommodate, house, host asylum seekers

Examples

Palestinian refugees tend to be transformed into asylum seekers by conflicts.

Source: https://www.e-ir.info/

A 2021 report published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accused Canada of abusive tactics aimed at asylum seekers.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/

The EU's plan was aimed in part at helping the bloc's border countries deal with the surge by relocating asylum seekers to non-border countries.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/

Note

See asylum and asylum procedure for more information.