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This page shows options you might be eligible for, but we cannot guarantee that we will approve your application, petition, or request.
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If you were admitted to the United States as a principal refugee, or if you were granted asylum in the United States in the last two years, you can petition for your spouse to receive derivative refugee or asylee status by filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, on their behalf. This is considered “derivative” refugee or asylee status, since they will be deriving this status from you after you were admitted to the U.S.