The Supreme Court Overturns DOMA

June 26th’s historic Supreme Court decision that overturned section 3 of DOMA officially opened the door for same-sex couples to file marriage based petitions with U.S. CIS. If your marriage was legally valid in the state or foreign country where it took place, you can file for your spouse immediately. If you and your spouse filed with U.S. CIS anytime from February 2011 to the present and your case was denied, the agency’s director Alejandro Mayorkas announced that CIS will be reopening those denied cases. Mr. Mayorkas made that information public at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA’s) annual conference on June 27, 2013. Please contact our office if you would like more information about filing for your spouse. For updates on the implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision, we recommend the following websites: Immigration Equality and National Immigration Project.