schijnhuwelijk fraudulent marriage

Creator:	Monica Sandor
Language pair:	din olandeză în engleză
Discipline:	-
Definition / notes:	a marriage where the parties of a marriage entered into the marriage solely for circumventing immigration laws. Usually, the parties of a fraudulent marriage do not intend to enter into a bona fide marriage, reside together, and remain a true husband-wife relationship. The sole purpose is to enjoy immigration benefits or evade immigration restrictions." (US Immigration and Naturalization Service site) Alternative translation: 'sham marriage'. Note that though Eurodicautom and several EU documents translate it as "marriage of convenience", I don't think this is always fitting - some people did (and still do?) enter into marriages of convenience - for land, business, or similar interests, and stayed together as a couple for the same convenience.
URL:	http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/bride.htm