According to Jurist,
a British lesbian has won an appeal to obtain a spousal visa after previously
being denied.
The woman, whose name has been withheld, entered
into a civil partnership with her spouse in the UK in 2010, but wishes to
reside with her in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Immigration Department originally
refused to issue her with a visa, citing that Article 37 of the Basic Law
defines a ‘spouse’ as applying to someone in a heterosexual marriage. She took
her case to the Hong Kong High Court of Appeal, where officials stated that
there was no justification for “discrimination on account of sexual
orientation”.
US citizens seeking to bring their same-sex partners over from Thailand can do so by obtaining a K3 marriage visa in Bangkok
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