In exchange for permanent asylum, the humans provide an indispensable service to their hosts.

It was not clear whether the United States would offer permanent asylum to those it brings here.

Hong Kong is allowing those determined to be refugees to remain on its territory until they are resettled by a country of permanent asylum.

The refugees are then entitled to hearings on whether permanent asylum is granted, but a large percentage of claimants do not show up.

In response, the Imperial Couple left Egypt, beginning a fourteen-month long search for permanent asylum and a journey which took them through many different countries.

Only individuals can now seek permanent political asylum.

Most NATO nations then offered to accept certain numbers for temporary or permanent asylum.

But this limits refugees' right to make a case for individual persecution, which is necessary to be granted permanent asylum.

Only in China could he expect to find permanent asylum, but Beijing had made it clear it did not want him.

He added that temporary asylum is usually for one year, and then the individual can apply for permanent asylum.