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Effective June 26, 2013, an American citizen can sponsor a same-sex, foreign spouse for permanent residency.

The process is easier if the foreign spouse has not overstayed a visa and has not entered the country illegally. If the foreign spouse entered the country illegally, he or she may be subject to a bar for re-entry to the United States.

Many other countries permit citizens to sponsor same-sex spouses.

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