{"227271":{"#nid":"227271","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Defense of Marriage Act Deemed Unconstitutional: Impact on U.S. Visa Eligibility","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Supreme Court recently declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. As a response, the Department of State has posted updated guidance pertaining to the issuance of non-immigration visas for same-sex married couples and dependents. Please find information on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/visa\/frvi\/frvi_6036.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of State\u0027s website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith DOMA deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. embassies and consulates will begin abjudicating visa applications based on same-sex marriages in the same way they are abjudicated for opposite gender spouses.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27787","created_gmt":"2013-08-07 16:48:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:42","author":"Emily Dolezal","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"70911","name":"doma"},{"id":"70921","name":"doma unconstitutional"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}