Rubashkyn needed to renew her Colombia visa after changing her sex . Forced to travel to nearest Colombian consulate in Colombia . After almost nine months in the city in which local LGBT group Rainbow made my survival possible , I moved to New Zealand , where I was allowed to reside in a resettlement center . But she encountered problems trying to travel on her existing passport in Hong Kong . Fearing deportation to Hong Kong , she had to apply for refugee status .
Rubashkyn needed to renew her Colombia visa after changing her sex . Forced to travel to nearest Colombian consulate in Colombia . But she encountered problems trying to travel on her existing passport in Hong Kong . Fearing deportation to Hong Kong , she had to apply for refugee status .