US State Department will begin issuing visas to gay couples

[Maxilian]

Um, I might be clueless, but how would this really change things?

It just gave them equality, for example: If you have a couple, lets say she's italian, and you're from US, she could get a VISA if the 2 of you get married, now the same will happen with gay couple

[apepi]

It just gave them equality, for example: If you have a couple, lets say she's italian, and you're from US, she could get a VISA if the 2 of you get married, now the same will happen with gay couple

Ah okay, thanks. I do not travel>.>

[s_bushido]

In other news:
US embassies been closed all over the middle east due to AQ but somehow gay people getting VISA's is the #1 State Department news at MMO-C.

But clearly gays getting Visa's is more shocking to some people..

In other news:
People aren't allowed to care about one thing because there are other issues going on in the world...

Wait.

[Bakis]

In other news:
People aren't allowed to care about one thing because there are other issues going on in the world...

Wait.

Not my point, just thought my observation was amusing cos it is already the norm in the western world unlike closing down embassies.
Anyway as I said before, it is over due but damn good news.

[smendou]

great more people we are gonna have to support. We gotta stop letting people move here to preserve our resources

To be fair, if you are sponsoring someone for immigration (which is the type of visa issued for a spouse) you have to sign an affidavit of support that says the person will not be applying for any form of government benefits for a set number of years. Or at least that was the case a few years ago when a friend of mine got her husband down here.

[shadowdasher]

Gotta make them Democrats looks good man...

Don't you worry, the Republicans and tea partiers do a great job of that already.

[Felya]

In other news:
US embassies been closed all over the middle east due to AQ but somehow gay people getting VISA's is the #1 State Department news at MMO-C.

But clearly gays getting Visa's is more shocking to some people..

They issued a warning yesterday morning to all Americans traveling by mass transportation. The warning is in effect until the end of August.

[Sunseeker]

Um, I might be clueless, but how would this really change things?

Normally, the legally married husband of wife of a person already residing in the USA gets special regard when they attempt to immigrate. Because homosexual marriages were not recognized by the Federal government, the spouse of a homosexual man or woman was regarded as essentially an entirely seperate person with no special ties to the USA, thus giving them no preferential treatment when attempting to immigrate.

[Jtbrig7390]

To be fair, if you are sponsoring someone for immigration (which is the type of visa issued for a spouse) you have to sign an affidavit of support that says the person will not be applying for any form of government benefits for a set number of years. Or at least that was the case a few years ago when a friend of mine got her husband down here.

That is true if said person comes from a Class A country. That is how it was with my Dad and his Wife she came from the UK and the US government see's the UK as a Class A country.

She came over here about 4 years ago or so.

[TheRickyB]

Don't you worry, the Republicans and tea partiers do a great job of that already.

so much this. as if Dems have to do ANYTHING to make themselves look good compared to a Repug these days. About damn time on the visas glad we're moving forward even with all these people trying to hold us back. still have a long way to go but hell which country doesnt? D:

[Adam Jensen]

Don't you worry, the Republicans and tea partiers do a great job of that already.

Indeed.

Obama alone? A mediocre president.

Obama next to a group of Republicans? An amazingly awesome, would-vote-for-again President.

[smelltheglove]

I'd wager he could have dragged feet and been a pain in the ass if he'd had any desire to do so. I don't like the man, but credit where it's due.

it's worth it just for the zealot rage. did we really need another reason?

[Aeluron Lightsong]

and lo god commanded that the gays would never receive visas!

so it shall be i dub them


knights!

[Wells]

Which is why most of Europe doesn't recognize gay marriage, right?

What? You think Europe doesn't have social conservatives?

[Jackdemenzes]

In other news:
US embassies been closed all over the middle east due to AQ but somehow gay people getting VISA's is the #1 State Department news at MMO-C.

But clearly gays getting Visa's is more shocking to some people..

I had to reread that sentence because I thought it said Ahn'Qiraj. Look what WoW has done to me!

[Wells]

To be fair, if you are sponsoring someone for immigration (which is the type of visa issued for a spouse) you have to sign an affidavit of support that says the person will not be applying for any form of government benefits for a set number of years. Or at least that was the case a few years ago when a friend of mine got her husband down here.

What? You expected him to understand our immigration system?

[Kalyyn]

inb4 US is flooded with gay refugees from Russia.

Not that I would be at all opposed to that, though. I'm in favor of anything that creates more Americans at the expense of another country.

[Adam Jensen]

I had to reread that sentence because I thought it said Ahn'Qiraj. Look what WoW has done to me!

Well, Silithus = Sand, Afghanistan = Sand. Al-Qaeda = Ahn'Qiraj . . . OMG I KNOW WHERE THE GATES ARE! They're in Tora Bora!

your heart will explode

[Kraenen]

great more people we are gonna have to support. We gotta stop letting people move here to preserve our resources

preserve our resources? that's hippie liberal environmentalist talk. now go cut down those trees and set up some toxic waste dumps so you can make jawbs.

[purseuswow]

John Barrowman actually mentioned this at his panel at SDCC. His now husband (then boyfriend/civil partner) would have to return to scotland every 3 or 6? months to get a stamp on his passport because he was here on a visitor visa not a partner visa even though Barrowman is a citizen.