UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS: Marriage after DOMA - Why You Should Walk (Not Run) to Tie the Knot

Save these dates - and RSVP now.

The law firm of McCown & Evans along with the Beck Law Group will be holding four free information sessions in San Francisco* and the East Bay* in July and August to assist same-sex binational couples with post-DOMA issues (pending Sectiion 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, being found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court).

• San Francisco dates are: Tuesday, July 16 (5:30-7pm) and Thursday, August 22 (5:30-7pm) at San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium,100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 
• East Bay dates are: Tuesday, July 30 (6:30-8pm) and Saturday, August 17 (10-11:30am) at Bananas Inc., Main Meeting Room, 5232 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618

Speakers will include immigration attorneys Kelly McCown and Jeptha Evans, Partners/Co-Founders of McCown & Evans LLP and tax attorney Alma Soongi Beck of the Beck Law Group, P.C. 

Topics for discussion will include: 

• Immigration options for same-sex binational couples after DOMA 
• Requirements for fiancé visas or marriage-based green cards 
• Federal Income Tax implications after DOMA 
• Social Security benefits implications after DOMA 

To RSVP, please contact Andrea from McCown & Evans LLP at info@mccownevans.com or (415) 834-9123. For additional information, please see www.mccownevans.com or www.becklawgroup.com.

COST: Seminars are free of charge. These are informational seminars. There is no cost or obligation.

This event is hosted by the Beck Law Group, McCown & Evans, Our Family Coalition, Gay Asian Pacific Alliance, Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women & Transgender Community, API Equality and Out4Immigration.

*Plans are being made to record these sessions and make them available later on YouTube.
 

Immigration Options for Binational Couples after DOMA: Free Seminar, June 8 in San Francisco

There will be a free seminar this Saturday, June 8 in San Francisco from 10am-12noon at the SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street, Rm 301, San Francisco.

You must RSVP to info@mccownevans.com or (415) 834-9123 to attend.

The seminar will be recorded for viewing later, but if you are in the Bay Area, please come in person and meet others from Out4Immigration.

The seminar will be conduced by attorneys Kelly McCown and Jeptha Evans -- long-time supporters of our cause and Out4Immigration.

Kelly and Jeptha will discuss the impact on LGBT immigration if DOMA is struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in a decision expected by late June, as well as the major benefits to same sex binational couples that would result, including green cards based on marriage, fiancé visas, and more.  Participants will:

• Learn how same-sex binational couples will benefit after DOMA
• Know the requirements for fiancé visas or marriage-based green cards
• Understand the differences between applying in the U.S. and abroad

The seminar is free, but RSVP is required to: info@mccownevans.com or (415) 834-9123. This seminar will also be recorded and the video posted to YouTube for later viewing.  For additional information, please see www.mccownevans.com and go to News Updates or visit the Out4Immigration blog at: http://out4immigration.blogspot.com/2013/06/immigration-options-for-binational.html.