P.Freitas

Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is engaged/married to a
person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come up??

Ranjini

No.

"p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is engaged/married to
    > a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come up??

Michele Sharik

Is the negative answer true even in places like Hawaii where same gender marriages
are recognized by the state?

Just curious.

--
-Michèle (US) & Brian (CAN) Detailed Timeline: http://ladysun1969.tripod.com Oct 11,
2000: met in person June 16, 2001: married in Las Vegas July 10, 2001: submitted
I-485/I-130 package (Cleveland) August 14, 2001: EAD & SSN August 17, 2001:
fingerprints August 21, 2001: AP January 21, 2002: moved to San Francisco May 28,
2002: AOS interview (SF) -- given 90 day Continuance for Medical Exam June 1, 2002:
INS Medical Exam June 14, 2002: CPR Approved!! WOO-HOO!

"Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > No.
    >
    > "p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is engaged/married
    > > to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come up??
    > >
    >

Don H

Did a search on twmlaw.com (attorney site)for "spouse" and came up with this:

"To be eligible to accompany or follow to join, a few criteria must be met. The
spouse and/or child must meet the statutory definition of "spouse" and/or "child."
This precludes, for example, children who are married, unmarried children over the
age of 21, spouses joined by proxy marriages that have not been consummated, and
homosexual spouses."

They didn't cite the specific rules, but I think I ran across the 'official'
definition somewhere that a marriage is only between a man and woman. Still, INS
recognizes any marriage that is legal in the jurisdiction where it was done. Looks
like we may have to wait for the courts to decide.

A most interesting question. -Don

"Michele Sharik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Is the negative answer true even in places like Hawaii where same gender marriages
    > are recognized by the state?
    >
    > Just curious.
    >
    > > "p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is
    > > > engaged/married to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come
    > > > up??

Don H

The answer looks like a no. I knew I read it somewhere and ran across it again.

http://www.foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0940001N.pdf

-Don

"Michele Sharik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Is the negative answer true even in places like Hawaii where same gender marriages
    > are recognized by the state?
    >
    > Just curious.
    >
    >
    >
    > "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:JC6R8.282425$352.26886@sccrnsc02...
    > > No.
    > >
    > > "p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is
    > > > engaged/married to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come
    > > > up??
    > > >
    > > >
    > >

Michele Sharik

I think your first post was correct -- it will take a Legal Test to determine this
one. More and more places are recognizing same-gender unions.

I wonder if there's anybody out there brave enough to try....

"Don H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > The answer looks like a no. I knew I read it somewhere and ran across it
again.
    >
    > http://www.foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0940001N.pdf
    >
    > -Don
    >
    >
    >
    > "Michele Sharik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
    > > Is the negative answer true even in places like Hawaii where same gender
    > > marriages are recognized by the state?
    > >
    > > Just curious.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:JC6R8.282425$352.26886@sccrnsc02...
    > > > No.
    > > >
    > > > "p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is
    > > > > engaged/married to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever come
    > > > > up??
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > >
    >

Girard Bourque

This would be a very interesting case. Concidering the fuss they can make about
"moral character". and that is purely a subjective call on the part of the
interviewer.

Jerry

"Michele Sharik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I think your first post was correct -- it will take a Legal Test to determine this
    > one. More and more places are recognizing same-gender unions.
    >
    > I wonder if there's anybody out there brave enough to try....
    >
    >
    >
    > "Don H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > The answer looks like a no. I knew I read it somewhere and ran across it
    > again.
    > >
    > > http://www.foia.state.gov/masterdocs/09fam/0940001N.pdf
    > >
    > > -Don
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > "Michele Sharik" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:<[email protected]>...
    > > > Is the negative answer true even in places like Hawaii where same
gender
    > > > marriages are recognized by the state?
    > > >
    > > > Just curious.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > "Ranjini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > news:JC6R8.282425$352.26886@sccrnsc02...
    > > > > No.
    > > > >
    > > > > "p.freitas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > > > Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is
    > > > > > engaged/married to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever
    > > > > > come up??
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > >
    > > >

Zareahusa

Has anybody ever heard of a couple trying it?

What I've herad is the INS thinks same-sex is ok but does not count for immigration.
Would like to hearmore about this - interesting Zara

    >Is it at all possible to apply for a green card when an alien is
    >> > > > > engaged/married to a person of the same sex??? Has that possibility ever
    >> > > > > come up??

Zareahusa

oh and what abou the following question on the medical exam form:

"Class A" - Sexual Deviation ???

lol ;-)