A slight feeling of dread would creep into Jim Danaher’s heart every time his boyfriend, Christof Spiesschaert, left the country. While Christof, a Belgian citizen, had a valid tourist visa, the document did not guarantee he would be let back into the U.S. once he left its borders. Entering the U.S. is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,a separate department from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services which grants visas.
Early last April when Jim found himself waiting for Christof to come striding into the arrival waiting area long after Christof’s plane from Mexico had landed at Chicago O’Hare, Jim knew something was wrong.
The couple had been in a relationship for about a year and a half after meeting in Florida in late 2004 while they were both on vacation. After the two exchanged a few short visits, including a Valentine’s Day weekend in Paris, Jim, 47, and Christof, 37, decided to live together in the U.S.
Love knows no boundaries but US immigration laws
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