{"id":956,"date":"2014-08-26T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T17:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:19:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:19:03","slug":"heather-poole-lgbt-immigration-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/heather-poole-lgbt-immigration-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Poole: LGBT Immigration Rights (Ep 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In this episode we talk to immigration\u00a0attorney\u00a0Heather Poole about the strike down of the Defense of Marriage Act and the impact on Immigration.<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3031813\/height\/90\/width\/1080\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"1080\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Heather-Poole.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Heather-Poole.jpg\" alt=\"Heather Poole\" width=\"337\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Heather-Poole.jpg 337w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Heather-Poole-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Heather-Poole-264x200.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a>Heather is an experienced U.S. immigration attorney with 14 years of exclusively immigration law work, representing executives, professionals, individuals and families all over the world. She is frequent lecturer and trainer on immigration issues to national and regional bar associations, non-profit agencies, and private legal education providers. She is a published national author and attorney trainer on complex family and marriage-based immigration issues, holds a national liaison position for American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is current Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Southern California Chapter\u2026 which is the 3rd largest group of immigration attorneys in the US.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>In this episode you will hear:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>What was DOMA and how has the recent change in marriage equality impacted immigration<\/li>\n<li>How this change affects LGBT rights with respect to immigration<\/li>\n<li>Why it is importation to get the correct derivative US visa if in an LGBT relationship<\/li>\n<li>How training and implementation may be different at\u00a0United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),\u00a0Customs and Border Protection\u00a0and Foreign Consulates<\/li>\n<li>How to protect your rights and actions to take domestically and abroad if you feel your LGBT Immigration issue is not being handled appropriately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heather also\u00a0shares with us:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Business Advice: <strong>Find your niche and do what you love<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Personal Success Habits: <strong>Very positive and optimistic, yet very organized. \u00a0Outlook Junkie!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Parting Thoughts:<strong>\u00a0Ensure you seek a\u00a0competent\u00a0attorney\u00a0and all forms are signed by an\u00a0<strong>attorney<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Heather has also worked with us to provide a brief document entitled:\u00a0Know Your Options at the Border:\u00a0Tips for Working with CBP at Entry. \u00a0You can get your copy at the link below.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Know-Your-Options-at-the-Border.pdf\">Know Your Options at the Border<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we talk to immigration\u00a0attorney\u00a0Heather Poole about the strike down of the Defense of Marriage Act and the impact on Immigration. Heather is an experienced U.S. immigration attorney with 14 years of exclusively immigration law work, representing executives, professionals, individuals and families all over the world. 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