Difference between revisions of "Asylum seeker"

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===Definition===
===Definition===
Asylum seekers are refugees who have officially applied to relocate to a host country to be protected from armed conflict or persecution.
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===Encyclopaedic information===
An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.
An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.


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Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.
Once asylum seekers begin the application process, they are protected by international law.
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===Encyclopaedic information===
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>
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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.