Green Card Lottery<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\nThe short answer is that it will affect immigration policy for the Green Card Lottery and most certainly positively.<\/p>\n
Same-Sex Marriages<\/h2>\n
An important part of this new decision is that the USCIS will now routinely accept same-sex marriages in immigration proceedings. However, that marriage must meet certain requirements.<\/p>\n
The marriage must have been legal and sanctioned in the jurisdiction in which it took place.<\/p>\n
This means that the country, or state, in which the marriage took place, fully recognizes same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
A marriage conducted clandestinely within an area that does not recognize same-sex marriages will not be considered to be genuine in immigration proceedings.<\/p>\n
It should also be noted that in certain areas where the government does not recognize a same-sex marriage, certain churches do. Though a church may recognize the marriage, that does not necessarily make the married couple to receive immigration benefits based on their marriage.<\/p>\n
The Green Card Lottery<\/h2>\n
Nothing really changes about the process in the Green Card Lottery for same-sex couples, only that now they can include their spouse on the application as well.<\/p>\n
It is important to include one\u2019s spouse on the Registration application as well as the actual visa application.<\/p>\n
Photographs of both of you (individually) must also be included in the registration information.<\/p>\n
Also, any children in the marriage must be listed on the forms and their photographs be included as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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