Today the United States Supreme Court rejected Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act which limited the federal recognition of marriage to one man and one woman. This will have a huge impact on dual-national same-sex couples and immigration benefits. Presumably, those couples in a same-sex marriage can petition for immigration benefits based on that marriage. Previously, immigration benefits for long-term same-sex couples were extraordinarily limited. A wide range of federal benefits, including immigration benefits, are now available to the LGBT community that were previously off limits.
Under today's ruling, same-sex couples will be entitled to equal treatment under federal law with regard to immigration benefits. Lesbian and gay couples may now petition for their same-sex spouses.
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