Thursday, August 22, 2013

Immigration guide: US agency confirms immigration benefits available to same-sex couples

On the heels of the US Supreme Court's decision in US vs. Windsor (which struck down DOMA's definition of marriage as being a legal relationship between one man and one woman), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a precedent (or binding) decision on July 17, 2013 (Matter of Zeleniak), confirming that same-sex couples are entitled to the same immigration benefits as opposite-sex couples.



Read full here http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/323252/pinoyabroad/ofwguide/immigration-guide-us-agency-confirms-immigration-benefits-available-to-same-sex-couples

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