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LGBT Green Card Through Marriage

February 4, 2016 by Lynn Olinger

LGBT clients who have questions about a green card through marriage often ask about the process for someone who illegally entered the U.S., or has HIV, or is not ‘out’ to family, or was previously in an opposite-sex marriage.     Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist Lynn Olinger, an immigration attorney in Dallas serving clients throughout the… Read More »

Filed Under: Citizenship, DOMA, immigration, Immigration Applications, LGBT, USCIS, Visas

MARRIAGE EQUALITY

June 26, 2015 by Lynn Olinger

The Supreme Court declared marriage equality legal in all 50 states.  Thank you justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan.    

Filed Under: DOMA

Visa Application Equality For Same-Sex Spouses

August 2, 2013 by Lynn Olinger

The U.S. will immediately begin recognizing marriage equality in visa applications. The State Department today announced that the same benefits are available to all lawfully married persons – whether same-sex or opposite-sex.  The announcement was made in response to last month’s historic Supreme Court decision on DOMA’s unconstitutionality. “As long as a marriage has been… Read More »

Filed Under: Constitutional Litigation, DOMA, immigration, Rights, Supreme Court

Take Heart, Texans: Immigration Appeals Court on Marriage Equality

July 19, 2013 by Lynn Olinger

“Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act . . .is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages and spouses under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid under the laws of the State where it was celebrated.” So ruled the national Board of Immigration Appeals on July 17, 2013,… Read More »

Filed Under: Citizenship, Deportation - Removal, DOMA, immigration, Immigration Court, Rights, Supreme Court

DOMA’s Death ♥ and Marriage Equality

June 27, 2013 by Lynn Olinger

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s June 26, 2013 statment about immigration benefits following the Supreme Court’s declaration of DOMA’s unconstitutionality: I applaud today’s Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor holding that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. This discriminatory law denied thousands of legally married same-sex couples many important… Read More »

Filed Under: Citizenship, Constitutional Litigation, DOMA, immigration, Rights, Supreme Court, USCIS

Immigration Benefits for Gay Married Couples

June 26, 2013 by Lynn Olinger

DOMA is ruled unconstitutional.  The Supreme Court issued its decision this morning.  Read it here.  Federal law, including benefits,  must now apply equally to all legally married couples – whether same sex or opposite sex.    Gay married couples may now seek applicable  IMMIGRATION BENEFITS.

Filed Under: Constitutional Litigation, DOMA, immigration, Rights, USCIS

Dead Citizens Have More Rights Than Gay Citizens

January 21, 2013 by Lynn Olinger

When it comes to sponsoring a husband or wife for a green card, you’re better off dead than gay. 

Filed Under: Constitutional Litigation, DOMA, immigration, Rights, USCIS Tagged With: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, immigration, Uniting American Families Act

DOMA Immigration Obstacles

April 9, 2012 by Lynn Olinger

3 Ways DOMA Hinders Immigration Benefits
4 Steps To Start Making Things Better

DOMA, the Defense Of Marriage Act, treats a U.S. citizen’s same-sex spouse as a legal stranger. DOMA ‘s Section 3 defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Many immigration benefits available to married heterosexual couples are denied to same-sex married couples.

Filed Under: Deportation - Removal, DOMA, immigration, Rights

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