She lives in north India and ambitions of going up to a populous city called Toronto. She’s got some household here.

And she knows just how to make it without any long delay and a the least documents: All she’s got to accomplish is find a Canadian to marry her.

When married, this woman is provided permanent resident status. When in Canada, all she has to do in order to start her new way life is abandon him.

The complete unsightly process can be finished in a matter of months. That’s exactly exactly how effortless it really is.

Therefore the consequences? Nearly none. People who marry fraudulently are seldom deported.

“It’s one of the primary challenges for immigration,” said Richard Kurland, Vancouver-based veteran immigration policy analyst and immigration attorney. “The issue understands no color, no language.”

“The only people getting hurt are Canadians — inside their hearts and their wallets,” he said.

Hundreds of fraudulent marriages happen each year. Continue reading →