"The United States will treat the visa applications of same-sex married couples in the same manner as opposite-sex spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday, announcing a policy change set in motion in June, after the Supreme Court struck down a law against same-sex marriage.
The policy change, which will take effect immediately, will apply to American citizens as well as foreign same-sex couples, dependent only on a marriage's having taken place in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage."
From the August 2, 2013 New York Times article, New U.S. Policy Gives Equal Treatment to Same-Sex Spouses' Visa Applications, by Michael R. Gordon.
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