Asylum in Latin America
We help choose a country in the region and go through its refugee procedure. The statutes differ; the idea of protection is similar.
Why the country is a question of its own
In much of Latin America refugee status is not limited to the 1951 Convention. The Cartagena Declaration widens the approach: besides persecution for political, religious and similar reasons, many states also look at generalised violence, internal conflict and serious human-rights violations. How that is written into national law is checked country by country.
Filing deadlines, the authority and whether a claim can be sent remotely all differ. Choosing the wrong country of entry is costly, so the jurisdiction is settled before travel, not after.
What a procedure usually includes
- A claim to a refugee commission or the migration authority
- No return to the country of risk while the case is pending
- The file is not shared with the country of origin
- A decision, and a way to appeal it
What we do on the case
Choosing the country
We look at nationality, the nature of the persecution, how you can enter and which procedure is actually open to you.
The claim
We assemble facts and annexes so the account can be checked, not only retold.
After recognition
Stay and later documents are a separate step. They are not part of the claim itself.