citizenship issues for children born abroad

Same-Sex Couples Using ART: Your Baby Is No Longer An Alien

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has finally published long-awaited guidance regarding children born using assisted reproductive technology (ART). For the purposes of immigration law, the “parent” of a child now includes both a genetic parent or gestational parent such that a gestational mother can petition for a child so long as she is the legal parent of the child. This tiny fix in the regulation has far-reaching immigrations. Previous guidance on...