Keywords: Ambassador Shapiro Presents Embassy Tel Aviv's First Visas for Same-Sex Partners to Sergey Shepshelevich and Alexander Polyakov.jpg en Taking advantage of new rules allowing married same-sex partners to receive federal benefits put in place after the U S Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act DOMA the U S Embassy in Tel Aviv Israel issues its first-ever derivative visas to the same-sex spouses of two Israelis relocating to the United States on work visas U S Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro presents the approved visas to Sergey Shepshelevich and Alexander Polyakov at the Embassy ™s visa section on August 8 2013 State Department photo by Matty Stern/ Public Domain 2013-08-08 15 21 05 http //www flickr com/photos/statephotos/9465203333/sizes/o/in/photostream/ U S Department of State U S Department of State http //flickr com/photos/9364837 N06/9465203333 2013-08-09 00 50 27 United States Government Work PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Daniel B Shapiro Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv LGBT rights in Israel LGBT rights in the United States |