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This article was last updated on July 15, 2026.
If you have applied for asylum, you are allowed to get to a work permit 150 days after you get your asylum application receipt notice. This is called the “asylum clock.” If you are looking for more information on how to request your first work permit after applying for asylum or want more information on how to renew your work permit, please review resources from our partner organization, the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Resources are available in English and in Spanish.
If you have a specific question about your work permit application, you can try to contact ASAP. You have to be a member to contact ASAP directly. Membership is free and you can apply on their website. After you register as an ASAP member and get a “Member ID,” you can email info@asaptogether.org if you have a case question. It’s important that you know that ASAP does not provide lawyers for your case. They only help answer specific questions you may have about asylum or your work permit application.
The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) provides free legal help to some refugees and displaced people.
- IRAP helps some people find services and prepare refugee and visa applications.
- IRAP is not part of any government, IOM, or UNHCR.
- IRAP cannot grant refugee status or visas or speed up cases.
- IRAP cannot provide financial help, find or pay for housing, or find jobs.
- All of IRAP’s help is free. No one affiliated with IRAP has the right to ask you for money or any other service.
IRAP decides to help people based on their need and eligibility for immigration status. IRAP does not decide to help people based on any other social, political, or religious criteria.
This website provides general information about legal processes available to some refugees. It is not meant as legal advice for individual applications.
Requirements may change. Always check for current requirements from the government or agency deciding your request.
If you are in a refugee emergency, we recommend that you contact the UNHCR office in the country where you live.
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