What happens when bi-national gay couples find that a US visa runs out on their partners? What’s happening with immigration?
Some couples simply leave the US and take up residency in the country of their partner. But for those without a firm financial backing, when a VISA runs out it can mean a painful separation.
According to Mary Milliken in a story yesterday for Reuters.com, ” Gay rights activists estimate that 40,000 binational gay and lesbian couples in the United States are caught in the same legal limbo. A solution, they say, is years away.” Reuters.com. article
If there is any solace at all to such difficult situations, according to Jan Denise on Creators Syndicate, couples who have established a firm foundation when they were together, can oftentimes survive long distance. Long and Short of Distance.
Noneheless, for same-sex marriages, couples find the lack of rights to be an unfair challenge.
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson