Bogus bride and groom sentenced for sham marriage
A would-be Dutch bride, her Nigerian groom and a member of their 'wedding' party were today given jail sentences at Manchester Crown Court for staging a sham marriage in a bid to beat UK immigration rules.
The 'bride' Cindy Bonsu a 20-year-old Dutch-Ghanaian, was given a 7 month jail sentence suspended for 12 months while the 'groom' Dennis William, a 36-year-old Nigerian, was jailed for 15 months. Both had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to facilitate illegal immigration at a court hearing in September this year. William, who also admitted possession of a forged UK driving licence, was jailed for a further 12 months to run concurrently.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...groom-sentence
time to change the law, if your a European unless you have permanent residency in the European country your in, you have to marry in the country where you have residency under that countries immigration laws, or maybe like us Brits you need evidence your relationship is genuine (history of contact etc ) and not just someone you met the same day or a week ago