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My friend is from Bangladesh and has been studying here for five months. She does not want to go back to her country since she is a female and is treated terribly. I have researched the various ways to obtain a green card, and as a person from Bangladesh she can't enter the diversity lottery. Right now the only avenue that is viable is for her to be sponsored by her job. However, I am curious if gender (?) bias and mistreatment/abuse is enough for refugee status. I know I'm stretching the definition a bit (a lot), but I really don't want her to have to go back to such a hostile environment. Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you.
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In the situation that you describe for your friend, gender bias and mistreatment/abuse might not be enough for asylum status at this time for a person from Bangladesh. There might be another result for a person claiming such from a country like Saudi Arabia from which there are widespread reports in major newspapers of government officials being complicit in abducting women who try to escape the country and subjecting them to punishment upon return. Your friend should perhaps try to obtain the green card through other means, e.g. employment, marriage.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Mar 30th, 2019 at 6:41 PM