Asylum Clinical Evaluations
Have you experienced persecution, violence, threats, or other traumatic events in your home country or fear the same? At AFS Counseling Services, we provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed Asylum clinical evaluations that document your experiences. Our evaluation looks at current emotional well-being, trauma-related symptoms, and how the experiences may continue to affect your life.
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What Is a Clinical Evaluation for Asylum Cases?
A clinical evaluation for asylum is a clinical assessment for individuals who suffered persecution or fear it in the future based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion, or membership to a particular group. It documents the psychological effects of experiences relevant to an asylum claim.
Note: The clinical evaluation provides clinical evidence. It does not determine whether you legally qualify for asylum.
Trauma & Psychological Symptoms
Evaluating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, or depression, documenting sleep, concentration, or memory difficulties, and exploring how trauma may affect your ability to discuss or remember difficult experiences.
Impact of Violence & Severe Distress
Assessing the mental and emotional effects of violence, persecution, threats, detention, torture, or displacement, alongside changes in daily functioning.
Fear of Return & Relocation Impact
Documenting the ongoing emotional distress and psychological impact surrounding the fear of returning to your home country.
Who Can Seek Asylum Clinical Evaluation?
An asylum clinical evaluation may be appropriate for individuals navigating asylum claims involving severe trauma, persecution, or safety concerns. Your immigration attorney can help determine whether a clinical evaluation is right for your specific case.
Persecution & Violence
Documenting trauma stemming from political, religious, or targeted persecution, physical or sexual violence, threats, torture, detention, or imprisonment.
Social Group & Identity Exploitation
Evaluating psychological distress for individuals targeted due to membership in a particular social group, including LGBTQ+ individuals, survivors of gender-based violence, or victims of non-state gang and cartel violence.
Fear of Return & Displacement
Assessing the mental health impact surrounding displacement, ongoing distress, and the genuine fear of returning to one's home country.
How an Asylum Evaluation Can Support Your Case
A clinical evaluation for an asylum case can help explain the mental and emotional effects of experiences that may be difficult to document through other evidence. For example, trauma may affect how a person, remembers or describes traumatic events, discusses painful experiences, responds emotionally during interviews, concentrates or recalls details, and experiences fear, anxiety, or distress when discussing the past.
How Does the Evaluation Work
Clinical Interview
Alice will discuss your background, trafficking experience, current symptoms, emotional well-being, and the ways the experience has affected your daily life.
Clinical Assessment
When clinically appropriate, assessment tools may be used to better understand trauma-related symptoms and current psychological functioning.
Clinical Analysis
The information is reviewed to identify relevant clinical findings and their connection to the experiences you describe.
Written evaluation
A formal immigration clinical evaluation is prepared with clinical findings relevant to your asylum case.
Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Care
Discussing persecution or trauma can be difficult. Alice Solis, LCPC (our licensed therapist) uses a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach so your experiences can be discussed respectfully and without unnecessary pressure. Her evaluation considers your individual history, cultural background, migration experience, and current psychological well-being. If you have an immigration attorney, AFS Counseling Services can coordinate with your legal team when appropriate.
Start Your EvaluationWhat Happens After the Evaluation?
After the interview and any appropriate assessment, Alice reviews the information and prepares the written evaluation. The completed report is provided securely to you and/or your attorney according to the arrangements for your evaluation. Your attorney determines how and when to submit it with your asylum case.
Asylum Evaluation Fees
Standard evaluation: $1,500
Expedited evaluation: $1,850, including a $350 rush fee Standard turnaround: 2–3 weeks
Expedited turnaround: Under one week
If you have an upcoming immigration deadline, let us know when scheduling.
Why Choose AFS Counseling Services?
01
Experienced Immigration Evaluator
Alice Solis, LCPC has years of experience in the field and provides clinical immigration evaluations for complex cases.
02
Respectful Interactions
Your experiences are approached with care, respect, and sensitivity to the effects of trauma.
03
Clear Clinical Documentation
The evaluation focuses on relevant clinical findings and presents them in clear, professional language.
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Collaboration With Legal Team
When appropriate, AFS Counseling Services can communicate with your immigration attorney about the clinical evaluation.
Have Any Questions?
Do I need a clinical evaluation for asylum?
Not every asylum applicant needs one. An evaluation may be useful when clinical evidence can help document trauma, psychological symptoms, difficulty discussing past experiences, or the effects of persecution.
Can a clinical evaluation help my asylum case?
It can provide supporting clinical evidence and explain the psychological effects of experiences described in your case. It does not guarantee asylum approval or determine legal eligibility.
Can an asylum evaluation explain memory problems or inconsistencies?
It can document clinically relevant effects of trauma that may affect memory, concentration, emotional expression, or the ability to discuss traumatic experiences. It does not make a legal credibility determination.
Can an immigration licensed therapist conduct my asylum evaluation?
An immigration clinical evaluation should be conducted by an appropriately licensed and qualified mental health professional with relevant experience. At AFS Counseling Services, asylum evaluations are provided by Alice Solis, LCPC, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with experience in immigration evaluations.
Can the evaluation document PTSD, anxiety, or depression?
Yes. When clinically appropriate, the evaluation can assess and document trauma-related symptoms and mental health concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Can I get an asylum clinical evaluation in Spanish?
If you prefer to complete your evaluation in Spanish, contact AFS Counseling Services when scheduling so current Spanish-language availability can be confirmed.
What happens after the interview?
Alice reviews the information gathered during the evaluation and prepares the written report. The report is then provided securely according to the arrangements made with you and, when applicable, your attorney.
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Start Your Asylum Clinical evaluation
If you are looking for an asylum clinical evaluation in Illinois, AFS Counseling Services provides trauma-informed immigration evaluations through secure online sessions.