Sandhu

MEMORANDUM **

Lakhwant Kaur Sandhu and her children Harprit Sandhu and Jasprit Kaur, natives and citizens of India, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dismissal of their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination, see Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s determination of an applicant’s eligibility for asylum, including any adverse credibility determination, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition.

Although credible testimony may satisfy the asylum applicant’s burden of proof, if the IJ “does not believe the applicant or does not know what to believe, the applicant’s failure to corroborate his testimony can be fatal to his asylum application.” Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1090 (9th *168 Cir.2000). Because the IJ offered specific and cogent reasons for questioning Sandhu’s credibility during the hearing and in her decision, and because Sandhu was unable to provide…