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'''Sham marriage in the United Kingdom''' is a form of [[Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom|immigration fraud]] in the UK, extensively found in London, conducted systematically and unromantically to explicitly gain [[British nationality law|British citizenship]], in exchange for short-term financial gain. The fraud is often committed by taking advantage of loopholes in [[Immigration to Europe|EU]] [[United Kingdom immigration law|immigration law]] and working or [[gaming the system]] to circumvent customary immigration procedures. The fraud is investigated mostly by the UK [[Border Force]] and previously by the UK Border Agency.
'''Sham marriage in the United Kingdom''' is a form of [[Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom|immigration fraud]] in the UK, extensively found in London, conducted systematically and unromantically to explicitly gain [[British nationality law|British citizenship]], in exchange for short-term financial gain. The fraud is often committed by taking advantage of loopholes in [[Immigration to Europe|EU]] [[United Kingdom immigration law|immigration law]] and working or [[gaming the system]] to circumvent customary immigration procedures. The fraud is investigated mostly by the UK [[Border Force]] and previously by the UK Border Agency.


Revision as of 09:01, 31 August 2018

Sham marriage in the United Kingdom is a form of immigration fraud in the UK, extensively found in London, conducted systematically and unromantically to explicitly gain British citizenship, in exchange for short-term financial gain. The fraud is often committed by taking advantage of loopholes in EU immigration law and working or gaming the system to circumvent customary immigration procedures. The fraud is investigated mostly by the UK Border Force and previously by the UK Border Agency.

Sham marriage on 8 June 2010 at Oxford Registry Office

Marriage law in the UK

The laws applying to British citizenship are the same across all four constituent countries, and are under European Union law, but the laws of marriage are not the same across all four constituent countries.

History

Sham marriage in the UK is a widespread industry.[1]

In 2010 there was a legal ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which administers the European Convention on Human Rights, which hugely assisted the incidence of sham marriage in the UK, with large increases in sham marriage reported in London boroughs such as Wandsworth. Before 2010, people would need a marriage visa from their own country of origin.

Offenders are caught in June 2010; the wedding reception would have to later recommence at the police station

Containment

Sham marriage in the UK is also investigated, as a whole phenomenon, by MigrationWatch UK.[2] The whole phenomenon is the responsibility of UK Visas and Immigration. The Immigration Act 2014 was passed to curtail bogus marriages in the UK, and sham marriage was also referenced by Section 24 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

See also

References

  1. ^ January 2010 report
  2. ^ MigrationWatch UK July 2010
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