What is the difference between ‘asylum seeker’ and ‘refugee’?
Although both terms refer to individuals who have fled their home countries due to fear of persecution, conflict, human rights abuses, or other forms of danger, there is difference between them. An asylum seeker is an individual who is in the process of seeking protection and has applied for asylum in another country. A refugee, on the other hand, is an individual who has successfully completed the asylum process and has been officially recognised as needing international protection due to a well-founded fear of persecution or harm.
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