The Immigration and Nationality Act states that any noncitizen in the United States may apply for asylum. However, the statute contains several bars to receiving asylum, including the one-year bar, the firm-resettlement bar, and the particularly serious crime bar. The bars can apply even where the applicant proves that they are a refugee, in that they have a well-founded fear of persecution on account of a protected ground. It is therefore crucial to be knowledgeable about the bars and how they can apply in our clients’ cases, even when they have established each of the elements of an asylum claim. This webinar will discuss the statutory bars to asylum and provide practical guidance on how to screen clients for potential bars that may apply to them. With this information, practitioners will be armed with the relevant information necessary to effectively prepare and strategize with clients who may have an asylum claim.