USCIS RAIO Lesson Plan Overview on the One-Year Filing Deadline (Rev. 2013)

Topics: Asylum / Withholding / CAT, Trainings & Guidance

Tags: Affirmative, Bars to Asylum, One-Year Filing Deadline, US Government Policy, USCIS, USCIS Interview Preparation

Published on: 08-18-2026

Updated on: 08-18-2026

USCIS Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate (RAIO)’s Asylum Division Officer Training Course on the One-Year Filing Deadline. The lesson explains the one-year bar to applying for asylum, including statute and implementing regulations, the standard of proof, and exceptions, with examples. Revised May 6, 2013.

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