Can Marriage Conquer "Consular Nonreviewability" for a Spouse's Visa Denial?
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Description
This legal sidebar discusses the case of Kerry v. Din. The case asks the Court to recognize marriage as a constitutionally-protected interest of a U.S. citizen which can trigger limited judicial review of a spouse's visa denial and require the government to identify the specific laws and facts that are grounds for denying the visa.
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This legal sidebar discusses the case of Kerry v. Din. The case asks the Court to recognize marriage as a constitutionally-protected interest of a U.S. citizen which can trigger limited judicial review of a spouse's visa denial and require the government to identify the specific laws and facts that are grounds for denying the visa.
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Can Marriage Conquer "Consular Nonreviewability" for a Spouse's Visa Denial?,
report,
October 30, 2014;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc795733/:
accessed April 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.