Indian couple 'marry' siblings to outwit US immigration (siliconindia.com)
In a ludicrous move to outwit US immigration laws, an Indian American from Punjab 'married' his own sister while his wife 'married' his brother so that they could circumvent the 13-year waiting period necessary for siblings.Paramjit Singh Taggar, 44, and his wife Harbans Kaur Hothi, 51, were found guilty of conspiracy, fraud and misuse of visas by a US district court in San Francisco, California.
Interestingly both the supposed husband and wife are now married, to different people. If that sounds too confusing (it is), please read the full article.
Posted by Harshal at October 28, 2004 08:23 AMDo we know how many 'Patels' have pulled the same trick on the US immigration authorities? After all, they are a preponderance of Indian population in the US and all have the same last name!
Posted by: Indian Rediff (Sai) on October 28, 2004 10:50 AMThe issue of sham marriages for US citizenship is not limited to Patels or even to Indians for that matter. People from almost all countries do this.
For that matter it is not even limited to the US. People enter into 'contract marriages' or fake marriages for UK and Canadian citizenship too (see http://www.chhaya.org/in/002338.html).