Asylum seeker

Equivalents

Žadatel o azyl — Asylsuchende, Asylsuchender — Richiedente asilo — Osoba ubiegająca się o azyl

Related terms

• (applies for) asylum
• (is party to) asylum procedure
• (is often a) refugee
• (usually has a) country of origin

Definition

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/

Encyclopaedic information

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/

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.