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July 18, 2013

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Matter of Oleg B. ZELENIAK

IMMIGRATION AND POLICY: Matter of Oleg B. ZELENIAK: Posted by: NYC-Business-Immigration-Lawyer Norka Sschell  Law Offices of Norka M. Schell Tel: (212)564-1589 Matter of Zeleniak, 26 I&amp...

Matter of Oleg B. ZELENIAK

Posted by: NYC-Business-Immigration-Lawyer Norka Sschell 
Law Offices of Norka M. Schell
Tel: (212)564-1589

Matter of Zeleniak, 26 I&N Dec. 158 (BIA 2013)

Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Pub. L. No. 104, 199, 110 Stat. 2419, 2419 (1996), is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriage and spouse under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid undr the laws of State where it was celebrated.

July 17, 2013

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