LGBT Rights and Immigration Law

U.S. Immigration and Same-Sex Couples: Summary of 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 in Country That Persecutes LGBTQ People?

Arranging for third-country processing of a K-1 visa in situation where there is risk to a homosexual applicant in the home country.

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?

Using a visitor visa (which requires “nonimmigrant intent,” or the plan to leave the U.S. at the end of the permitted period of stay) in order to enter the U.S. with “immigrant intent” (the plan to marry and get a green card) qualifies within this ground of inadmissibility and your same-sex partner's green card application could be denied as a result.

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.