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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKerry Announces U.S. Will Treat Visa Applications From Same-Sex Spouses Equally
Kerry Announces U.S. Will Treat Visa Applications From Same-Sex Spouses Equally
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that the United States will immediately begin to grant the same consideration to visa applications from same-sex spouses as opposite-sex spouses.
If youre the spouse of a U.S. citizen, your visa application will be treated equally. If youre the spouse of a non-citizen, your visa application will be treated equally, Kerry said at the U.S. Embassy in London, as quoted by the Washington Post.
As long as a marriage has been performed in a jurisdiction that recognizes it, so that it is legal, then that marriage is valid under U.S. immigration laws, and every married couple will be treated exactly the same, he added.
The policy change allows a foreign citizen legally married to a U.S. citizen of the same sex to more easily obtain an entry visa, and allows visa applications from foreign same-sex spouses to be considered jointly, according to the Post.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/john-kerry-announces-us-will-treat-visa-applications
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that the United States will immediately begin to grant the same consideration to visa applications from same-sex spouses as opposite-sex spouses.
If youre the spouse of a U.S. citizen, your visa application will be treated equally. If youre the spouse of a non-citizen, your visa application will be treated equally, Kerry said at the U.S. Embassy in London, as quoted by the Washington Post.
As long as a marriage has been performed in a jurisdiction that recognizes it, so that it is legal, then that marriage is valid under U.S. immigration laws, and every married couple will be treated exactly the same, he added.
The policy change allows a foreign citizen legally married to a U.S. citizen of the same sex to more easily obtain an entry visa, and allows visa applications from foreign same-sex spouses to be considered jointly, according to the Post.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/john-kerry-announces-us-will-treat-visa-applications
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Kerry Announces U.S. Will Treat Visa Applications From Same-Sex Spouses Equally (Original Post)
ProSense
Aug 2013
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick! n/t
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)2. That's a good thing.
Now Glenn Greenwald's partner can apply for a spousal visa, if he wishes to, and Glenn can return to the US with his spouse, like he wanted to. That's as it should be.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)3. K & R