Sham marriages with Ukrainian women: border guards expose scheme to legalize foreigners
Kyiv • UNN
Border guards and police uncovered a group that organized sham marriages between foreigners and Ukrainian women for $2,000-4,000. This allowed foreigners to legalize their stay in Ukraine and cross the border freely.
Border guards, together with the police, exposed a group of individuals who, for money, organized fictitious marriages between foreigners and Ukrainian women, providing them with legalization in Ukraine and the possibility of unhindered border crossing. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service, writes UNN.
Officers of the information and analytical support and criminal analysis department of the Southern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, together with the police, exposed a group of individuals who organized a scheme for legalizing foreign citizens in Ukraine through fictitious marriages with Ukrainian women.
For a reward of $2000 to $4000 per person, the perpetrators helped citizens of a neighboring state "marry" residents of Odesa. This gave them the right to temporary or permanent residence permits and the ability to cross the border unhindered. Two women and a man were detained. They face criminal liability.