LGBT Rights and Immigration Law

U.S. Immigration and Same-Sex Couples: Summary of 2013 Supreme Court Windsor Decision’s Impact

Green cards, nonimmigrant visas, and other opportunities for same-sex spouses after the downfall of DOMA.

Did the DOMA Decision Come Too Late? How U.S. Law Treats Deported Same-Sex Spouses

Possibilities for remanding or reopening a removal case based on a same-sex marriage.

What Happens to My Conditional Green Card If I Divorce Same-Sex Spouse Within First Two Years?

If your green card is based on a same-sex marriage, but you divorce before removing the conditions on your residency, what happens?

How can my same-sex fiancé attend a K-1 visa interview when his country persecutes LGBT people?

Arranging for third-country processing of a K-1 fiance visa in situation where risk to homosexual applicant.

If I marry my undocumented same-sex partner, can she get a U.S. green card?

Opportunities and complications when seeking U.S. residence or citizenship for a same-sex spouse who entered the U.S. illegally.

Why can't my same-sex partner come to the U.S. as a tourist, so we can marry and get a green card?

I’ve just proposed to my same-sex boyfriend, who is from Japan, and living there now. He said yes!

Won the Diversity Visa Lottery: Can I Marry My Same-Sex Partner and Bring Her to the U.S.?

Yes, but don't wait too long to hold the wedding!

We've been closeted: How do we prove to USCIS our same-sex marriage is bona fide?

Creative strategies for documenting a real marital relationship.

Can I get a same-sex marriage green card if I’m divorced from an opposite-sex spouse?

Proving that a prior heterosexual marriage represents past history.