It its serious effort to combat
marriage fraud, Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduced a new regulation that requires certain sponsored spouses to
live in together with their sponsor in a legitimate relationship for two years. Failure to meet this requirement will risk losing their permanent resident status.
“There are countless cases of marriage fraud across the country,” said
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. “I
have consulted widely with Canadians, and especially with victims of
marriage fraud, who have told me clearly that we must take action to
stop this abuse of our immigration system. Sometimes the sponsor in
Canada is being duped and sometimes it's a commercial transaction.
Implementing a two-year conditional permanent residence period will
help deter marriage fraud, prevent the callous victimization of
innocent Canadians and help us put an end to these scams.”
Read the news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada
website.
