Tag: Visa
Couple reunited after the UK Home Office reviewed decision to deny visa
The two boyfriends of 11 years are finally together: 'This was my Christmas present'
A man who was denied a visa to join his boyfriend of 11 years in the UK because their utility bills were in different names has arrived in the country.
The Home Office u-turned the decision of denying a visa to Adam Armstrong, 34, from Adelaide in Australia. Armstrong wanted to join his partner Duke Westwood in Swansea, Wales.
Armstrong also sent a raft of evidence, but the...
Same-sex couples win Hong Kong visa rights in ‘breakthrough’ change
Hong Kong has made spousal visas available to same-sex couples for the first time in the wake of a court ruling—but the government has firmly ruled out permitting same-sex marriage.
Hong Kong only recognises marriage as between a man and a woman, but the international business hub has come under pressure from employers and LGBT+ activists to respect the rights of same-sex couples.
In July, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal ruled that same-sex couples who have entered unions elsewhere must...
U.S. denies visas to gay, bi men fleeing torture in Chechnya
The United States is denying visas to gay and bisexual men seeking asylum amid the ongoing human rights abuses in Chechnya.
This according to organizers with the group Russia LGBT Network, responsible for getting 40 men out of Chechnya, who spoke with BuzzFeed News.
Russia LGBT Network spokesperson Svetlana Zakharova said they are having difficulty securing visas that would allow them to flee the country and find a safe haven from the abuse, calling negotiations with various countries “difficult.”
While she didn’t...
