Green cards, visas, and other immigration benefits have been a
reality for same-sex marriage couples since the Supreme Court’s landmark gay
rights decision in United States v. Windsor, which invalidated DOMA (the
Defense of Marriage Act”).
Today, thankfully, legal discrimination against LGBT
immigrants is no more. Now, same-sex married couples are afforded precisely the
same rights and benefits under U.S. immigration laws as are opposite-sex
married couples.
With the ruling of DOMA as unconstitutional,
bi-national same-sex couples can finally seek immigration benefits based on
their marriage. Thus, U.S. citizens and green card holders can now petition for
immigration benefits for their same-sex spouses.
