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Gay friend from Iraq wants to move here – any help on visa ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, my friend from Iraq is gay and he is also an atheist, so he finds it really hard to live there, and really wants to move to the Unites States. He is in school to be a dentist, but he wants to finish up the degree (pretty sure it would be useless here), but I told him he might as well apply now since it could take years if it was approved.

Honestly, I have no clue what would be the easiest way for him to apply, and how he would attain a green card and eventual citizenship. I was wondering if he could claim asylum since he is gay in a deeply homophobic country, or if he should get a work visa or something instead, since he has almost graduated (though like I said, I think he would have to take the classes all over again here). I just want to try and find a way he could apply that would give him a higher chance of being able to stay.

My friend from Iraq is fluent in English, both written and spoken, do you think this might help his chances?

No, he doesn’t have any family here, so that type of visa wouldn’t work.

If I as a US citizen could vouch for him, does this hold any weight with the government?

Sorry if I missed a lot, or if I need to be more specific, I am just kinda worried about him and want to start as soon as possible. There is so much info on Visas/green cards/etc it is making my head spin.

Thank you for the advice.

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