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Sham marriages, marriages of convenience and the burden of proof
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The effectiveness of freedom of movement for EEA nationals depends on the right of their partners to reside with them. However, their ability to exercise this right may be obstructed by the increasingly enthusiastic...

 efforts of the Home Office to prevent abuse by non-genuine couples entering into ‘sham marriages’. Two recent cases provide guidance on the meaning of sham marriages, marriages of convenience and who...

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration report on sham marriages
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The Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has released a report criticising the Home Office’s approach to tackling so-called ‘sham marriages’. The Immigration Act 2014 This report was written in response...

 to the implementation of Part 4 of the Immigration Act, which came into effect on 2nd March 2015. New provisions changed the way in which marriages were to be conducted in the UK, with the aim of...

Investigation of marriages under the Immigration Act 2014
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The Immigration Act 2014 makes provision for the Home Office to investigate whether marriages may be sham marriages or marriages of convenience during an extended notice.  This is the period after the...

 couple have notified the registrar of their intention to marry and before the marriage is able to take place.  If a decision is made to investigate, the notice period will be extended from 28 days to 70 days. The...

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