Sydney man accused of running marriage-for-permanent residency scam

NEWS: The Department of Home Affairs has refused the partner visa applications of 164 foreign nationals who were allegedly found to be linked with the scam.

บุคคล 5 คนถูกนำตัวขึ้นศาลข้อหาจัดแจงการแต่งงานปลอมเพื่อหวังวีซ่าคู่ครอง (Supplied/ ABF)

บุคคล 5 คนถูกนำตัวขึ้นศาลข้อหาจัดแจงการแต่งงานปลอมเพื่อหวังวีซ่าคู่ครอง Source: ABF

An Indian national has faced court over allegations of involving over 150 partner visa applicants who were willing to pay large sums of money to remain in Australia.

Thirty-two-year-old Jagjit Singh is accused of being the main facilitator of the scam and has been charged with arranging four fake marriages for obtaining permanent residency.

However, the Australian Border Force says a total of 164 partner visa applications have been refused after they were found to be linked with Singh’s syndicate.

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Published 2 November 2018 12:19pm
Updated 2 November 2018 12:32pm
By Shamsher Kainth
Presented by Parisuth Sodsai


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