Immigration: Marriage Fraud: Controls in Most Countries Surveyed Stronger Than in U.S.
GGD-86-104BR
Published: Jul 14, 1986. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO surveyed 12 other countries to determine what controls they use to prevent immigration marriage fraud. Congress is considering legislation to curb such fraud, which involves aliens and citizens or permanent residents entering marriages of convenience to change the aliens' immigration status.
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