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U.S. will not grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners: officials

U.S. will not grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners (Courtesy)

The United States will no longer grant diplomatic visas to the same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats, requiring that they be legally married to obtain them, in a reversal of Obama-era guidelines, senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

The new policy was circulated in a United Nations memo last month and took effect on Monday.

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