A key component of a successful asylum application is an affidavit chronicling the client’s story. The process of interviewing the client to elicit the story serves the dual function of gathering relevant
information for the asylum application as well as preparing the client for testifying. A good affidavit provides a cohesive narrative of the client’s experiences in a manner that illuminates eligibility for asylum.
Tip Sheet. (2011, 3 pp.)
https://documentsht.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Client_Affidavit_TipSheet.pdf
Additional Resources
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resourceAssociations between trauma exposure and symptoms of depression and anxiety among first, second, and later-generation immigrant college students
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resourceThe role of maternal postmigration living difficulties in intergenerational trauma transmission among asylum-seeker mother–child dyads
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resourceA Scoping Review of Family-Based Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
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resourceUnpacking the Wounds of Cultural Displacement: Trauma, Healing, and Reconciliation in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake