Today, the State Department hosted an online discussion through Google+ Hangout about visa processing for same-sex couples.  In case you missed it, here’s a recorded video of the Hangout. #immigrationupdates   #DOMA

U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam issues its first L-2 (Derivative) visa to same-sex spouse following the repeal of #DOMA. "This is the first derivative visa we have had the privilege of issuing to the same-sex spouse of a visa applicant…

DOS finally releases post DOMA guidance for nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants through FAQs. "Effective immediately, U.S. embassies and consulates will adjudicate visa applications that are based on a same-sex marriage in the same way that we adjudicate applications for…

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), publishes its Same-Sex Marriages web page, which details more information about the implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court's #DOMA ruling. New information also confirms that applicants, who believe that they are eligible, may…

DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano directs the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to implement last week's historic Supreme Court ruling and, effective immediately, "review immigration visa petitions filed on behalf of a same-sex spouse in the same manner as those…

USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced at the annual American Immigration Lawyers Association conference in San Francisco that USCIS will start implementing the Supreme Court decision. Originally shared by +Loke Walsh Immigration Law Supreme Court Decision Striking Down DOMA Creates a…

In a historic decision today, the Supreme Court overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal benefits to lawfully wedded same-sex couples. The court declined to rule on the merits of California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay…