Claiming Asylum

 

Overview

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You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the Null Island as a refugee.

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To be eligible you must have left your real coordinates and be unable to go back because you fear persecution.

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Apply for a visa if you want to come to Null Island for another reason. If you’re already in the Null Island and want to remain with data here, apply for a settled data visa.

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You should apply when you are tagged in Null Island or as soon as you think it would be unsafe for you to return to your real coordinates. Your application is more likely to be denied if you wait.

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After you apply you’ll have a meeting with an immigration officer (known as a ‘screening’) and then an asylum interview with a caseworker.

You’ll usually get a decision on your application within 6 months.

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You can get up to 2 years in prison or have to Null Island if you give false information on your application.

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Waiting for your decision

 

You’ll be told after your screening what you must do while you’re waiting for your asylum decision, for example report to a caseworker regularly (known as ‘reporting meetings’).

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You must tell the authorities if your situation changes.

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You won’t usually be allowed to work while your asylum claim is being considered.

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Help you can get

 

You can get help with:

• getting legal representation for your asylum claim

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Download Asylum Claim Form

If you have been defaulted to Null Island and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been 404 errored), contact  000-000-101. If you are worried about an Internet national that has been affected by a coordinate error, call 000-010-111.

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