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Can anyone give me some advice I have been married to an american for 3 years now been married in canada but since the marriage in not legal in the usa SAME sex union i did not include him as my partner what i am asking is should i mention him at the interview and should i show prof that we have been married and have lived together for over seven years

or should i just go in to the interview as a single person as i stated in the doc

thanks awaiting some sort of advice
 
this is a difficult one

I would say not to say anything about your partner as you did not mention him at first win your interview with our him thats my view but then if your lie they might find out

i cant say you need to find a lawyer that can help you on this one
 
Hi RBA2008,

I found article about same sex marriage and immigration law though it's about family-based.
My partner is foreign born and we want to marry in Massachusetts. Will doing so enable me to sponsor him or her for a “green card”?

Unfortunately, the marriages which are taking place in Massachusetts will not give any immigration rights in the short term. In the United States, immigration law is governed entirely by federal law, and in 1996 the federal government passed a law called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. Thus marriages between same sex partners, whether they take place in Massachusetts, Canada, or other countries which allow for such marriages will not provide any immigration benefits in the U.S.
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source: http://www.immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=27

According to this Q&A, you are likely to be considered as a single. When you entried for DV2008, did you choose "single"? Does any document indicate your marital status as married? In my country, even birth certificate shows the marital status. I'm not professional, but I wouldn't tell them about partner at interview because it contradicts with your initial entry, which might result in disqualification... But, I'm not so sure because of Canadian police certificate. I don't know what documents you prepare for getting Canadian police certificate, but I wonder if they put your marital status there... Imigration Equality people (link HP) might be able to help you regarding this issue since they seem to take care of immigration matters for LGBT people. Good news is your partner is American,
and he doesn't need GC.:)
 
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