Subject · Marriage Fraud
Marriage Fraud
Sham marriages to Ukrainian citizens sold as a residence route.
Direct finding
Marriage to a Ukrainian citizen is a valid legal ground for a Temporary Residence Permit (TRP) in Ukraine under Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons
What to do
- 01.Never pay for an arranged sham marriage for migration purposes under any circumstances
- 02.If you have a genuine Ukrainian partner you wish to marry, consult us on the legal family reunification route
- 03.Understand that ДМСУ conducts relationship verification interviews — they are designed to detect arrangements of convenience
- 04.Do not prepare or rehearse false answers to immigration interview questions
- 05.Report any agent offering sham marriage packages to BMET and the Ukrainian Embassy
Red flags
RF01Agent offers to introduce you to a Ukrainian spouse for a fee or "matching" charge
RF02The arrangement is managed entirely by the agent with no direct relationship between the parties
RF03No genuine shared history, contact, or prior relationship exists between the prospective spouses
RF04The Ukrainian party is described as willing to "help" in exchange for payment
RF05You are advised to prepare false answers for ДМСУ interviews about your relationship
RF06The agent guarantees TRP approval through a marriage route within an unusually short timeframe
Legal consequence
A marriage entered into without the intention to create a family can be declared invalid by a court (Family Code of Ukraine, Art. 40). A TRP based on that marriage then loses its ground, and the person may face forced return with a 3-year entry ban (Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 26). Knowingly using forged documents to prove the marriage is a separate criminal offence (Criminal Code, Art. 358, part 4).
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