To Qualify For Refugee Status in African Countries, the European Union And China, Americans would need ? Read.
🇪🇺 1. Refugee Status in the European Union (not the UK) EU countries follow the 1951 Refugee Convention and the EU Qualification Directive . ✔ To qualify, an American would need to show: A well‑founded fear of persecution based on at least one of these protected grounds: race religion nationality political opinion membership in a particular social group Persecution must be serious , such as: threats to life or freedom severe physical harm unlawful imprisonment systematic harassment state‑tolerated violence The harm must come from : the government itself, or groups the government cannot or will not control. You must show you cannot obtain protection inside the U.S. , including: state‑level remedies federal courts law enforcement internal relocation ✔ What does not qualify: General political disagreement Fear of political polarization Disliking government policies Economic hardship Fear of prosecution for crimes (unless prosecution is a pretext for persecution) ✔ What evidence is ...