Do you and your partner think you qualify for immigration benefits (such as a green card) as a same-sex, married couple? The following immigration benefits are now available to same-sex married couples after the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”): the right to be petitioned for by a same-sex U.S. citizen spouse […]
Obtaining a Green Card Through Marriage
Green Card Marriage: What Comes After The Walk Down the Aisle? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, each year, over 450,000 U.S. citizens marry foreign-born nationals, who subsequently petition to acquire a green card and establish permanent residency. In 2010, foreign-born spouses of U.S. citizens accounted for 57 percent of the total immediate relative LPR […]
