New Zealand has granted a trans woman a residency visa after she feared being deported back to the UK.

After her visa expired, she did not want to return home to her ‘toxic’ life back home.

So she launched a humanitarian appeal against her deportation with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal.

She explained she felt ‘happy, settled and accepted’ in New Zealand. Meanwhile, in the UK she had faced multiple transphobic attacks.

The woman remains unnamed due to privacy concerns.

She said she suffered ‘tranny bashing’ back home so severe she experienced panic attacks and severe depression.

The tribunal granted the woman a residency visa on September 17.

The woman said ‘violent, abusive and extremely traumatic’ school years lead to her becoming a recluse.

She was regarded as a ‘freak’ by many of her colleagues when back in the UK.

‘She has finally found a place where she feels safe and happy’

The discrimination she faced lead to sever mention health issues which prevented her from working for two years.

As part of her appeal, she submitted medical records from 2004 to 2009. They showed evidence of her depression, anxiety and inability to cope with being in public.

She also provided 20 reports detailing the prevalence of transphobic hate crimes in the UK.

The tribunal ruled that it would be ‘unduly harsh’ to deport the woman back to the UK. She would be returning to the ‘very same, toxic environment’ that triggered her severe mental health issues.