If an asylum seeker is recognized as a refugee, he or she may apply for lawful permanent residence status (a green card) one year after being granted asylum.
A person may be described as an unauthorised arrival when they have crossed a national border with the intention of applying for refugee status, making them an asylum seeker.
The analysis consists of an examination of the dialectologically relevant features (e.g. accent, grammar, vocabulary and loanwords) in the speech of the asylum seeker.
