San Francisco Asylum Approval Rate Remains the Highest in the Country

San Francisco Asylum approval rate remains the highest in the country .

Based on recent released data from the USCIS, in September of 2019, San Francisco Asylum Office completed 399 asylum applications and it approved 189, or about 47%.

For the same month, Los Angeles Asylum Office completed 988 applications and it approved 284, or about 29%.

New York Asylum Office completed 1315 applications and approved 87, or about 6.6%.

Boston Asylum Office completed 256 cases and approved 20, or about 8%.

Arlington Asylum Office completed 251 and it approved 57, or about 23%.

Even though the approval rate should be similar in any of the asylum offices, the reality is that certain asylum offices have much higher approval rate than others.

In general you will be interviewed at the asylum office has jurisdiction over your residence. You can move to a different place where the approval rate is higher either before or after you filed your I-589 application.