(CNN) Under new State Department requirements, the United States will only recognize marriages -- not same-sex partnerships -- when granting diplomatic visas to partners. Very few of those individuals are from countries where same-sex marriage is illegal, they said. Since 2009, the US had accepted same-sex domestic partners as family members when granting certain classes of diplomatic visas. Under the new guidance, the US will only accept legally married spouses when granting new visa accreditations. Partners who don't get married by that deadline will have 30 days to leave the country.

Source: CNN October 02, 2018 12:54 UTC