Comments on: Obama, same-sex partners and US immigration http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html News, information and discussions for immigrants moving around the world for a better life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Admin http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-66218 Admin Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:46:20 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-66218 Hi Christian, you will need to speak to one of our advisors. Please contact us http://www.globalvisas.com/contact.html Hi Christian, you will need to speak to one of our advisors. Please contact us http://www.globalvisas.com/contact.html

]]> By: Christian David http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-66193 Christian David Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:31:36 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-66193 I am a danish citizen living in Denmark, homoseksuel. I have been an exchange student in New York during high school, traveled around american (cost to cost) and internshiped in the U.S. as well. During my internship as a journalist at a large production company in New York I meet my boyfriend. 2 years later we are still on a long-distance relationship. My boyfriends mother is very sick and he cannot leave his family at the moment. I want to be with my love and support him and his lovely family and immigrate plus work in the U.S., but I cannot because of the american law. He can move to Denmark and get work visa approved within a second, but America is different. My best friend (danish) recently moved to the states with his american wife. Please make it happen! I am a danish citizen living in Denmark, homoseksuel. I have been an exchange student in New York during high school, traveled around american (cost to cost) and internshiped in the U.S. as well. During my internship as a journalist at a large production company in New York I meet my boyfriend. 2 years later we are still on a long-distance relationship. My boyfriends mother is very sick and he cannot leave his family at the moment. I want to be with my love and support him and his lovely family and immigrate plus work in the U.S., but I cannot because of the american law. He can move to Denmark and get work visa approved within a second, but America is different.
My best friend (danish) recently moved to the states with his american wife.

Please make it happen!

]]> By: becky http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-53019 becky Wed, 04 May 2011 07:15:11 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-53019 i am in the middle of this too. my partner lives in the U.K. and i am in the U.S. i have children and grand-children here she has niether , but my country i have been in for 50 plus years is forcing me to leave if i want my happiness . i really want to be here with my family and she wants to be here too but our land of the free with the right to pursue happiness is stopping us.so answer me this.............. is this The United States Of America or the most backwards country in the world . as of now i will move to England and hopefully someday i will be welcomed back with open arms. i am in the middle of this too. my partner lives in the U.K. and i am in the U.S. i have children and grand-children here she has niether , but my country i have been in for 50 plus years is forcing me to leave if i want my happiness . i really want to be here with my family and she wants to be here too but our land of the free with the right to pursue happiness is stopping us.so answer me this………….. is this The United States Of America or the most backwards country in the world . as of now i will move to England and hopefully someday i will be welcomed back with open arms.

]]> By: David http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-35416 David Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:08:53 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-35416 All peoples in a committed relationship, with one being a U.S. citizen, must be afforded the fundamental right of being happy together, thereby enjoying and contributing to the American way of life. Immigration laws must be changed to forever eliminate ALL bias. All peoples in a committed relationship, with one being a U.S. citizen, must be afforded the fundamental right of being happy together, thereby enjoying and contributing to the American way of life. Immigration laws must be changed to forever eliminate ALL bias.

]]> By: joseph costa http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-28819 joseph costa Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:25:02 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-28819 Its time that the government makes good immigration changes that allow legal and law abiding citizens the rights to get there partner here in this country legally by following all the proper steps, but being turned down.That seems to be UNFAIR WHEN illegals are being offered legal status after breaking laws and having no regards for our immigration system. Families come in different compositions and same sex couples have the same rights as any other couple in the USA. And this bible thumping and hate mongers should realize there opinion is not worth any more then the gays you are discriminating against in the land of the supposed free. Its time that the government makes good immigration changes that allow legal and law abiding citizens the rights to get there partner here in this country legally by following all the proper steps, but being turned down.That seems to be UNFAIR WHEN illegals are being offered legal status after breaking laws and having no regards for our immigration system. Families come in different compositions and same sex couples have the same rights as any other couple in the USA. And this bible thumping and hate mongers should realize there opinion is not worth any more then the gays you are discriminating against in the land of the supposed free.

]]> By: shalvin http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-23792 shalvin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:44:14 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-23792 USA is indeed a country which I has a great respect for, but seeing that same sex couples are not able to sponsor their foreign partner is a huge shame. It is very much depressing to see that while hetrosexual couples have greater jurisdiction to bring their foreign partner to US and the same sex couples dont. This is seen as discrimination. I am pretty glad to see that smaller developed countries like New Zealand is doing a great job in promoting human rights and one of that is recognition of same sex relationship in their immigration law. However, I have huge respect for US and I hope they revive their immigration law soon. USA is indeed a country which I has a great respect for, but seeing that same sex couples are not able to sponsor their foreign partner is a huge shame.

It is very much depressing to see that while hetrosexual couples have greater jurisdiction to bring their foreign partner to US and the same sex couples dont. This is seen as discrimination. I am pretty glad to see that smaller developed countries like New Zealand is doing a great job in promoting human rights and one of that is recognition of same sex relationship in their immigration law.

However, I have huge respect for US and I hope they revive their immigration law soon.

]]> By: shane http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-22881 shane Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:47:10 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-22881 i'm from thailand. my gf for 3 years is an american. i can't live with her in the u.s coz i can't get a visa and she can't petition me. i miss her so much.. i haven't seen her for a year now.she's alone taking care of her 4 year old daughter. i love them both. i'm afraid to lose them..we talked everyday in the fone and i see her on the webcam 24/7..but still its not enough..i wanna be with her. spend the rest of my life with her and her daughter. im hoping that uafa will be passed. hope the congress will listen and understand our situation. i’m from thailand. my gf for 3 years is an american. i can’t live with her in the u.s coz i can’t get a visa and she can’t petition me. i miss her so much.. i haven’t seen her for a year now.she’s alone taking care of her 4 year old daughter. i love them both. i’m afraid to lose them..we talked everyday in the fone and i see her on the webcam 24/7..but still its not enough..i wanna be with her. spend the rest of my life with her and her daughter. im hoping that uafa will be passed. hope the congress will listen and understand our situation.

]]> By: Gabi http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-18802 Gabi Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:19:15 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-18802 I am a German, living in the Netherlands and in love with an American woman. We can't live together in the USA because of this stupid regulation. Immigration laws just haven't caught up with the rules of globalization. 30 years ago we would probably never have met. Each of us would have been living in their little local shell. Nowadays we can connect over the interwebs with people from all over the globe. We can have our refrigerators made in China, our cars made in Japan and our sneakers stitched in the Philippines, and have all of them shipped to our homes. We can invest our money in Asian growth funds or Icelandic banks, we can send long-distance rockets to Afghanistan and Iraq who never caused us any harm, just because we disagree with their leaders and because we're after their resources, we can lie on the beach in exotic countries - but we're not supposed to fall in love with someone from another continent and expect to be able to live with them just like that. It's stupid and anything but contemporary. We're planning for a future in Canada now (because English is a language we are both able to speak). She will have to put her house on the market, quit her job, lose her social network and move away from her family thousands of miles. Maybe 20 years from now we will tell our war story to the young generation of disbelieving cosmopolitans who will then have the freedom to freely choose where they live and work. Right now, it just sucks. I am a German, living in the Netherlands and in love with an American woman. We can’t live together in the USA because of this stupid regulation.

Immigration laws just haven’t caught up with the rules of globalization. 30 years ago we would probably never have met. Each of us would have been living in their little local shell.

Nowadays we can connect over the interwebs with people from all over the globe. We can have our refrigerators made in China, our cars made in Japan and our sneakers stitched in the Philippines, and have all of them shipped to our homes. We can invest our money in Asian growth funds or Icelandic banks, we can send long-distance rockets to Afghanistan and Iraq who never caused us any harm, just because we disagree with their leaders and because we’re after their resources, we can lie on the beach in exotic countries – but we’re not supposed to fall in love with someone from another continent and expect to be able to live with them just like that. It’s stupid and anything but contemporary.

We’re planning for a future in Canada now (because English is a language we are both able to speak). She will have to put her house on the market, quit her job, lose her social network and move away from her family thousands of miles.

Maybe 20 years from now we will tell our war story to the young generation of disbelieving cosmopolitans who will then have the freedom to freely choose where they live and work. Right now, it just sucks.

]]> By: Gareth http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-18443 Gareth Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:27:17 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-18443 Well FREEDOM is the biggest load of hog wash. There is nothing you can do about it. Where ever you vote the system will never change. It is best to accept it and roll with it. Some would say love is over rated! Well FREEDOM is the biggest load of hog wash. There is nothing you can do about it. Where ever you vote the system will never change. It is best to accept it and roll with it.

Some would say love is over rated!

]]> By: Edu http://www.globalvisas.com/blog/obama-same-sex-partners-and-us-immigration.html#comment-17896 Edu Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:08:40 +0000 http://blog.globalvisas.com/?p=430#comment-17896 is there anything we can do to put pressure on US politics? we are a binational couple living in England thanks to my status as a European Union citizen. I am so proud of Europe and happy to be able to live my life as a human being with all my rights. It breaks my heart to see my american husband (since married in Spain, but recognized in England) torn between his love towards me and missing his family. I feel so much anger towards those who feel they have the right to say who we can love or where we can live. is there anything we can do to put pressure on US politics?
we are a binational couple living in England thanks to my status as a European Union citizen. I am so proud of Europe and happy to be able to live my life as a human being with all my rights. It breaks my heart to see my american husband (since married in Spain, but recognized in England) torn between his love towards me and missing his family.
I feel so much anger towards those who feel they have the right to say who we can love or where we can live.

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