Saudi Arabia/United States of America: Current acceptance rate for asylum seekers in the USA from Saudi Arabia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 18 December 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ38083.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Saudi Arabia/United States of America: Current acceptance rate for asylum seekers in the USA from Saudi Arabia, 18 December 2001, ZZZ38083.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4bed80.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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A representative of the Statistics Division of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in Washington stated in a 14 December 2001 telephone interview that the country breakdown for acceptance rates of asylum seekers in the United States was not available for the fiscal years 1999-2001.
The following statistics on asylum cases filed with INS asylum officers for Saudi Arabia for fiscal year 1998 is available on the INS Website:
Cases pending beginning of year: 22
Cases filed during year: 12
Cases reopened during year: 2
Cases granted during year: 6
Percent approved: 50
Individuals granted asylum during year: 7
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). 14 December 2001. Telephone interview with a representative of the Statistics Division.
_____. 1998. Statistics: Table 29. Asylum cases filed with INS asylum officers by selected nationality Fiscal Year 1998.
