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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a training module on researching and using COI for their asylum adjudicators. The document contains guidelines, examples and exercises for asylum decision-makers.
This module provides guidelines on the use of Country of Origin Information (COI) in adjudicating immigration benefits, petitions, protection determinations, and other immigration-related requests. Through demonstrations and computer-based practical exercises, you will gain experience in conducting COI research on the Intranet and Internet for use in adjudications. (USCIS, 16 May 2013, p.3)
You can read the document produced by USCIS’s RAIO (Refugee, Asylum and International Operation) directorate by following this link:
USCIS: Researching and Using Country of Origin Information in RAIO Adjudications, 16 May 2013
http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/About%20Us/Directorates%20and%20Program%20Offices/RAIO/coi-researching-using-country-origin-information-raio-adjudications.pdf
Also see the following pages for further USCIS training materials:
USCIS: Asylum Division Training Programs
http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum/asylum/asylum-division-training-programs
USCIS: RAIO Training Materials
http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/directorates-and-program-offices/refugee-asylum-and-international-operations-directorate/raio-training-materials
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