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Uniting LGBT bi-national families

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago02 mins

The recent Supreme Court ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has far reaching ramifications for many, especially for LGBT U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and their non-citizen spouses. Until now, these couples have been barred from obtaining immigration status for their non-citizen spouses. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says the DHS…

Bi-national same-sex couples to be treated the same as opposite-sex couples in immigration petitions

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago02 mins

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last week on DOMA, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has directed the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to treat immigration visa petitions of bi-national same-sex spouses the same as those of an opposite-sex spouse. Napolitano’s statement follows: “After last week’s decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3…

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Uniting LGBT bi-national families

Bi-national same-sex couples to be treated the same as opposite-sex couples in immigration petitions