Statutory guidance

Marriage and civil partnership investigation: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on investigating sham marriages.

From:
Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration
Published
31 March 2015
Last updated
31 March 2025 — See all updates

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Marriage and civil partnership referral and investigation scheme: statutory guidance for Home Office staff (accessible version)

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Marriage and civil partnership referral and investigation scheme: statutory guidance for Home Office staff

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff make decisions when investigating sham marriages under the Act.

Part 4 of the Immigration Act 2014 extends the notice period for marriages and civil partnerships, to give the Home Office time to investigate possible sham marriages.

Updates to this page

Published 31 March 2015
Last updated 31 March 2025 show all updates

  1. Updated to provide clarification of regulation 15 considerations (the failure to comply warning).

  2. Updated guidance to remove redundant references on EU permanent residency and applications made under the EEA Regulations; to clarify use of ministerial authorisation for use of nationality when looking at risk profiles; and to clarify that enforcement action may be taken on caseworkers that may take wider casework decisions related to any immigration offences discovered during the marriage investigation.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. First published.

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