Here's How to Apply for Asylum in Mexico in the Unfortunate Event of a Trump Presidency Rafa Fernandez De Castro - Fusion
go to original March 8, 2016

The possibility of a Donald Trump presidency could soon have people pricing one-way airline tickets out of the country.

...While Mexico doesn’t accept as many refugees as other countries, being American plays to your advantage. According to the Washington Post, a signficant number of U.S. expats in Mexico are undocumented. Mexican immigration agents are mostly focused on nabbing Central Americans, so gringos can usually fly under the radar.

So take heart. Mexico will welcome you. And if Trump keeps good on his campaign promises, his presidency might just qualify you for refugee status under Mexican law, which considers asylum requests from any foreigner who is persecuted on the basis of race, religion, nationality, or gender, or whose human rights have been violated.

So here’s how to do it, according a spokesperson from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Mexico:

1. Foreigners have 30 days upon entering the country to submit a verbal or written asylum request at Mexico’s Refugee Agency (COMAR), or the National Institute of Migration.

2. Once you have submitted your application, Mexican authorities must hand you a receipt acknowledging your request is being processed. This document, known as constancia in Spanish, will temporarily protect you against the Mexican migra and deportation to the United States.

3. Officials must conduct an interview with you and any applying family members to establish motives for seeking refuge and to corroborate claims. After the interview officials have 45 days to analyze your request and 10 days to notify you of their decision.

4. If approved, you will process your permanent residency at the offices of the National Migration Institute. The residency grants you rights including access to health care.

5. In the case that your request is denied, you’ll have 15 days to appeal and request a review.

If you’re really serious about this click here to read full criteria and technicalities. It’s in Spanish, but you might as well start learning the language.

Read the whole article at Fusion

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