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State Department Now Issuing Visas For Same-Sex Couples, Says Kerry

gty_john_kerry_dm_130415_wgSecretary of State John Kerry just made our weekend by announcing that the United States will immediately begin issuing immigrant visas to same-sex couples.

Speaking at the U.S. Embassy in London, Kerry said applications will be given the same consideration as heterosexual couples.

In a statement from the U.S. embassy in London, he explained, “if you are the spouse of a U.S. citizen, your visa application will be treated equally. If you are the spouse of a non-citizen, your visa application will be treated equally. If you are in a country that doesn’t recognize your same-sex marriage, then your visa application will still be treated equally at every single one of our 222 visa processing centers around the world.

“No one who is legally married should be denied a visa simply because of the gender of their spouse,” said Rep. Eliot Engel, a House Foreign Affairs committee member. “This rights an unjustifiable wrong, however, there is more that both the Administration and Congress must do to end discrimination in all federal benefits for same-sex married couples.”

Sadly this doesn't solve the problem entirely for bi-national couples, as they would have to be married in a state that recognizes gay nuptials. We'll get there folks—hopefully sooner rather than later.

Source: Politico

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