bruce_nyc
December 24th, 2013, 05:08
Hi, Everyone. Long time no see. ;)
I am wondering if anyone has any recent information or knowledge about this topic. My boyfriend and I are planning to be married and live in the US. We need to find a country that: (1) has gay marriage equality now, and (2) is relatively easy for a Myanmar passport holder to visit.
We are looking at this list called, "Where Can We Marry" from Immigration Equality... http://immigrationequality.org/issues/c ... -we-marry/ (http://immigrationequality.org/issues/couples-and-families/where-can-we-marry/)
And from Freedom to Marry... http://www.freedomtomarry.org/landscape ... ernational (http://www.freedomtomarry.org/landscape/entry/c/international)
....and trying to compare these lists with the list of countries a Myanmar citizen can easily travel to without a visa... http://www.doyouneedvisa.com/passport/Myanmar
We're not seeing any countries on both lists.
We have been advised by our Immigration Attorney in New York that, although it's usually faster to apply for a Fiance Visa and get married in America... in our case it is quite the opposite. The application for a Fiance Visa will take about 5-6 months. However, because we happen to live in Bangkok, Thailand.... Bangkok is one of the very few cities in the world that has its own USCIS Office. That means, if we were able to get married anywhere that marriage is legal... We could simply walk in to the USCIS Office in Bangkok and apply for a Spousal Visa.... which would likely only take a few weeks ( instead of 5-6 months ). Also, the minute he would arrive in the US, he would be issued a contingent green card automatically --- without even the need for the initial interview at all --- saving more time.
Are there any countries that are relatively easy for a Myanmar passport holder to get a visa to visit ( or where a visa is not required )... where they already have marriage equality now...?
I am wondering if anyone has any recent information or knowledge about this topic. My boyfriend and I are planning to be married and live in the US. We need to find a country that: (1) has gay marriage equality now, and (2) is relatively easy for a Myanmar passport holder to visit.
We are looking at this list called, "Where Can We Marry" from Immigration Equality... http://immigrationequality.org/issues/c ... -we-marry/ (http://immigrationequality.org/issues/couples-and-families/where-can-we-marry/)
And from Freedom to Marry... http://www.freedomtomarry.org/landscape ... ernational (http://www.freedomtomarry.org/landscape/entry/c/international)
....and trying to compare these lists with the list of countries a Myanmar citizen can easily travel to without a visa... http://www.doyouneedvisa.com/passport/Myanmar
We're not seeing any countries on both lists.
We have been advised by our Immigration Attorney in New York that, although it's usually faster to apply for a Fiance Visa and get married in America... in our case it is quite the opposite. The application for a Fiance Visa will take about 5-6 months. However, because we happen to live in Bangkok, Thailand.... Bangkok is one of the very few cities in the world that has its own USCIS Office. That means, if we were able to get married anywhere that marriage is legal... We could simply walk in to the USCIS Office in Bangkok and apply for a Spousal Visa.... which would likely only take a few weeks ( instead of 5-6 months ). Also, the minute he would arrive in the US, he would be issued a contingent green card automatically --- without even the need for the initial interview at all --- saving more time.
Are there any countries that are relatively easy for a Myanmar passport holder to get a visa to visit ( or where a visa is not required )... where they already have marriage equality now...?