Yes. Civil partnerships are identical to legal marriage with respect to Immigration law in the UK. In fact, so many same-sex couples have sought immigration benefits that the UK government is now investigating the possibility that large-scale fraud is involved. Nevertheless, a bona fide same-sex couple should have no problem.
Yes. Effective June 26, 2013, the US federal government recognizes same-sex marriages, including for the purposes of immigration. An American citizen may sponsor a foreign same-sex spouse for permanent residency ("green card"), leading eventually to citizenship.
You can get UK residence permit if they determine you are dependent on each other and your love is genuine. As far as citizenship laws state, heterosexuals do not get citizenship by marriage either.
Yes. In Brazil, unregistered same-sex cohabitation brings the same rights and responsibilities as legal marriage, explicitly including immigration rights. This means reducing the length of required residency from fifteen years to merely one year before a foreigner is eligible for naturalization.
Same-sex marriage has just been legalized (2013) in France. It has been said during the debate that a foreigner could obtain French citizenship by marrying a French national. That hasn't happened yet. There has been one application so far (early 2014) according to the press, but the process of getting French citizenship that way is quite long. It is frequent to wait for four or five years, and have to give clear evidence that the community of marriage is real, before being accepted.
Although same-sex marriage is not legal in Great Britain, civil partnerships are and have the same exact rights and responsibilities as legal marriage. Being in a civil partnership with a British citizen will, as it does with marriage, reduce the requirements for naturalization from 5 years residence to only 3.
Yes. Although same-sex marriage cannot be performed in Israel (because of religious rules, not civil law), foreign same-sex marriages are recognized by the Israeli government. All Jews are entitled to immigrate to Israel and all spouses of Jews are entitled to naturalization as well. There is no special right granted to the spouse of an Israeli citizen, however. But, as long as one of the spouses is a Jew, then Israeli law will permit naturalization, at the discretion of the government.
Yes. Foreign same-sex marriages are recognized as civil partnerships under UK law. Consequently, a British citizen can sponsor a same-sex partner for residency and, eventually, citizenship.
No, since same-sex marriage is not legal in the Philippines.
Foreign residents may apply for citizenship based on their same-sex marriage to a citizen in 19 countries worldwide. The United States is not one of those countries.
No. Not even marriage to the father grants gives you citizenship. You have to apply for naturalization.
no you can not only if you are a citizen of india
Although same-sex marriage is legal in Belgium, since January 1, 1985, marriage does not give any direct claim to Belgian citizenship. You can apply for naturalization, but your marriage will not affect the requirements.
Foreign residents may apply for citizenship based on their same-sex marriage to a citizen in 19 countries worldwide. The United States is not one of those countries, but Canada and Mexico are.
Yes, effective June 26, 2013, an American citizen may sponsor a same-sex fiancé(e) for a visa and a same-sex spouse for permanent residency, leading eventually to citizenship.
No. citizenship has to do with where you were born, and where your parents were born. It has nothing to do with marriage.
Yes, the marriage is legally recognized in the United States.
Yes, you are. But you need to live in Brazil. After a year, then, you can apply for Brazilian citizenship.
Yes, they can. Same-Sex marriage is by all rights equal to Opposite-sex marriage. It is a legal process and you will acquire Dutch citizenship like you would were you to marry a person of the opposite sex. That said, I'd like to wish you a happy life with your partner.
Yes, as of January 1, 2009, Norwegian marriage law is gender neutral. A person married to a Norwegian citizen may become a naturalized Norwegian citizen after three years of residence in Norway. This is true whether the marriage is between same-sex spouses or opposite-sex spouses.