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Sat 10 Oct 2010Guidelines on 'sham marriages' issued following intense lobbying
THE GOVERNMENT has issued new guidelines to marriage registrars to try to halt an increase in suspected “sham marriages” between eastern European women and non-EU nationals.
The move follows intense lobbying by several EU countries, who have raised concerns about the abuse of their citizens in Ireland following “sham marriages” conducted to circumvent Irish immigration laws.
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