Asylum / Refugee

Asylum & Refugee Applications

Nationwide Immigration Representation
Free Consultation: 1-866-467-5292

If you are a resident alien in the U.S. seeking political asylum, or a foreign national applying for refugee status to come to the United States, contact the Law Firm of Jonathan A. Bartell.

The firm offers extensive experience and aggressive legal representation on behalf of clients and their family members. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm assists clients statewide, nationwide and worldwide who wish to escape persecution in their current situation, and avoid threats against their life if forced to return to their country or origin.

Quality Legal Representation

  • Referral Cases Welcome
According to a recent study by the Georgetown Center for International Migration, asylum seekers who are represented by counsel are six times more likely to prevail in their asylum seeker cases than those who are not. Many attorneys refer their clients to the Law Firm of Jonathan A. Bartell because they know their clients will receive the best possible results in cases involving asylum and refugee issues.

Refugee: According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the term refugee is defined as a person outside of his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social or political group.

Asylum: The USCIS defines asylum as a form of protection that allows all individuals who are in the United States to remain here provided that they meet the definition of a refugee and are not barred from either applying for or being granted asylum and eventually to adjust their status to lawful permanent resident.

Asylum seekers have many questions and concerns:

  • What kind of proof is necessary to establish “past persecution” or a “well-founded fear”?
  • Can my spouse and children apply as well?
  • Can I work once they are in the United States?
  • Can I apply if I am in removal proceedings?

With You For the Whole Journey
The Law Office of Jonathan A. Bartell can answer all your questions, and explain the legal process. Those already living in the U.S. must apply for asylum within one year of entering the country. Mr. Bartell will represent you in a hearing before an asylum officer. If your application is rejected, or you are in deportation proceedings, your case may be brought before an immigration judge. This firm will stand by throughout the entire process.

Jonathan Bartell practices extensively in U.S. immigration law. He also spent five years in a refugee camp in Thailand working with Thai and Laotian refugees prior to their departure to the United States. For help with asylum and refugee applications, contact the Law Office of Jonathan A. Bartell. Call 1-866-467-5292 toll-free, 24 hours a day, to arrange a free consultation. The firm speaks Russian, Thai, and Laotian.

The Cleveland, Ohio law firm of Jonathan A. Bartell, Attorney at Law proudly serves clients in Columbus, Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, Canton and statewide. It also provides nationwide representation for immigration cases and can make appearances at U.S. embassies in foreign countries on behalf of its clients.
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Jonathan A. Bartell

The Hoyt Block
700 West St. Clair, Suite 214
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Tel: 216-771-1900
Fax: 216-566-0738


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