Question by : Can we get a nationality from a gay (or lesbian) marriage?
It is known that in most Western countries, a foreign woman may obtain the nationality of her husband if she stays in his country. It is the same for a foreign man with his Western wife. In Western countries where gay and lesbian marriages are allowed, a foreign man can obtain the nationality of his husband (man) belonging to these countries? Same question for foreign woman marrying another woman in these countries?
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Answer by kumorifox
If the country has full marriage rights for same-sex weddings, then yes, nationality can be obtained from one.
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not in america because on a federal level same sex marriage is rightfully not allowed
In the Australian case, you get Permanent Residency after 3 years (?) of cohabitation under the partnership visa. And any resident can apply for citizenship after some time (2-4 years).
Marriages are not recognized in Australia yet.
That is because gay marriage is not accepted as a national law yet. Once the whole nation legalizes gay marriage, then they will begin to start that process. I am thinking it wont be anytime soon, the states are real slow with passing the laws right now, but I see it one day in the future.
As far as I can ascertain (there doesn’t seem to be a full list on the web):
Automatic Citizenship through Marriage: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Iceland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Sweden
Residency leading eventually to Citizenship through Civil Partnership: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Finland, United Kingdom
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