Most people gather asylum evidence in exactly the wrong order

Most people gather asylum evidence in exactly the wrong order. Here’s a simple method for building an evidence package that actually corroborates your claim, starting with your declaration and working backwards. 📄 Start with the final version of your declaration. Go through it and list every incident of harm and every threat against you. For every item, ask two questions: Is there a document I could get? Is there someone who could write a letter about it? 📝 Now build your evidence in three layers. Layer one is evidence of the harm itself: doctor’s notes, hospital receipts, photos of injuries, threatening texts, or social media messages. Layer two is evidence of your protected characteristic—the reason you’re being targeted. This could include political party membership cards, event photos, news articles naming you, or messages and documents supporting claims based on religion or sexual minority status. Layer three is evidence of psychological harm. A letter from a mental health professional detailing your symptoms and treatment can show how severe the harm really was, and severity is what turns harm into persecution under the law. ⚖️ Now, a quick word on witness letters. A good witness letter explains how the person knows you and how they learned what they’re describing. Did they actually see the attack? Did you come home bleeding afterward and they saw you then? Keep the letter to about one page, signed in wet ink, scanned, and ideally accompanied by the witness’s passport data page. You don’t need to have it notarized. Send copies of your evidence, keep the originals, and get certified professional translations for anything that isn’t in English. A bad translation can ruin a case. 🚨 I’m Brian Manning. If you need help with an asylum case, send me the word “CONSULT” in a direct message. 👇