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Sections 24 and 24A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 place a duty on
registration officers to submit a report to the Home Office where they have
reasonable grounds to suspect that a marriage or civil partnership is a sham
being entered into for immigration purposes. Table 1 shows the
number of section 24/24A reports received in each year since 2009. Same sex
marriages only came into effect this year there is therefore no data relating
to this period, or for civil partnerships before 2011.



The Home Office Intelligence Management System (IMS) records allegations from
the public regarding immigration-related offences. Since 30 September 2012 we
have recorded the following numbers of reports relating to sham marriage as set
out in Table 2.
These figures relate to reports identified by the public as possible sham
marriage.<\/p>

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Table 1<\/p>

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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of section 24/24A reports <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Of which refer civil partnerships<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

561<\/p><\/td>

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2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

934<\/p><\/td>

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2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,741<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,891<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2135<\/p><\/td>

25<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Table 2<\/p>

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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of reports relating to sham marriage recorded on IMS <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012 (from 30 September)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

984<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6909<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Sections 24 and 24A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 place a duty on
registration officers to submit a report to the Home Office where they have
reasonable grounds to suspect that a marriage or civil partnership is a sham
being entered into for immigration purposes. Table 1 shows the
number of section 24/24A reports received in each year since 2009. Same sex
marriages only came into effect this year there is therefore no data relating
to this period, or for civil partnerships before 2011.



The Home Office Intelligence Management System (IMS) records allegations from
the public regarding immigration-related offences. Since 30 September 2012 we
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These figures relate to reports identified by the public as possible sham
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Table 1<\/p>

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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of section 24/24A reports <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

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2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

561<\/p><\/td>

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2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

934<\/p><\/td>

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2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,741<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

1,891<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2135<\/p><\/td>

25<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Table 2<\/p>

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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of reports relating to sham marriage recorded on IMS <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012 (from 30 September)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

984<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

6909<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The following table shows the total yearly salary for each senior civil
service grade in UK Visa and Immigration Directorate as at 1 April 2014. These
are presented in £5,000 bands in line with our commitment to publish
departmental salary information.<\/p>

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Grade<\/strong><\/td>Salary band (£)<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Deputy Directors<\/td>755,000-759,999<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Directors<\/td>420,000-424,999<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Director General<\/td>132,000-134,999<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The number of people (paid and unpaid civil servants as well as agency and
contractors substituting as civil servants) employed by UK Visas and
Immigration on 31st March 2014 was 7,107 (6,598.67 Full Time Equivalent).

In line with Office for National statistics guidelines, all government
departments are required to report their official statistics relating to
numbers of employees using calendar month end dates. This answer has therefore
been provided using information as at 31st March 2014 rather than 1st April
2014.<\/p>

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UK Visa & Immigration Directorate Budget 2014/5

Resource Administration £13.6 million
Resource Programme £744.3 million
Income Programme £1,022.6 million
Capital £6.0 million

Source: Home Office Main Estimates published on 29th April 2014<\/p>

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The following table gives a breakdown, by nationality, of outstanding
applications for a Home Office Travel Document.

To align with protocol on publishing statistics, the list represents the
position at 31 December 2013. However, most of the cases shown as outstanding have
been concluded since that date.<\/p>

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Nationality<\/p><\/td>

No. Of Cases<\/p><\/td>

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Afghanistan<\/p><\/td>

447<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Albania<\/p><\/td>

85<\/p><\/td>

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Algeria<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td>

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Angola<\/p><\/td>

50<\/p><\/td>

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Antigua & Barbuda<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Armenia<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

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Austria<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Azerbaijan<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td>

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Bahrain<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

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Bangladesh<\/p><\/td>

16<\/p><\/td>

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Belarus<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

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Bhutan<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

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Bosnia & Herzegovina<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

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Botswana<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Burkina Faso<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Burundi<\/p><\/td>

44<\/p><\/td>

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Cameroon<\/p><\/td>

54<\/p><\/td>

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Chad<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

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Chile<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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China<\/p><\/td>

75<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Colombia<\/p><\/td>

13<\/p><\/td>

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Congo<\/p><\/td>

24<\/p><\/td>

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Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)<\/p><\/td>

34<\/p><\/td>

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Croatia<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

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Czech Republic<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea<\/p><\/td>

22<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/p><\/td>

261<\/p><\/td>

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Dominica<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Ecuador<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

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Egypt<\/p><\/td>

32<\/p><\/td>

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Eritrea<\/p><\/td>

735<\/p><\/td>

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Ethiopia<\/p><\/td>

56<\/p><\/td>

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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia<\/p><\/td>

42<\/p><\/td>

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France<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Gambia<\/p><\/td>

81<\/p><\/td>

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Georgia<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

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Ghana<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

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Grenada<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

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Guinea<\/p><\/td>

28<\/p><\/td>

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Guinea-Bissau<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Haiti<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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India<\/p><\/td>

14<\/p><\/td>

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)<\/p><\/td>

1,228<\/p><\/td>

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Iraq<\/p><\/td>

504<\/p><\/td>

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Israel<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Jamaica<\/p><\/td>

18<\/p><\/td>

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Jordan<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

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Kenya<\/p><\/td>

23<\/p><\/td>

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Kosovo<\/p><\/td>

171<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Kosovo Resident - UN Issued Travel Document<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

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Kuwait<\/p><\/td>

26<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Kuwait Bidoun<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Kyrgyzstan<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Lebanon<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Liberia<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Libya<\/p><\/td>

98<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Malawi<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Malaysia<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Maldives<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Mauritania<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Mauritius<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Mongolia<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Morocco<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Mozambique<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Myanmar<\/p><\/td>

84<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Nepal<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Nigeria<\/p><\/td>

60<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Officially Stateless<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Pakistan<\/p><\/td>

421<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Palestinian Authority<\/p><\/td>

34<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Refugee - Article 1 of the 1951 Convention<\/p><\/td>

173<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Refugee - Other<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Republic of Serbia<\/p><\/td>

20<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Romania<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Russian Federation<\/p><\/td>

41<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Rwanda<\/p><\/td>

34<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Senegal<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Sierra Leone<\/p><\/td>

22<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Slovakia<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Somalia<\/p><\/td>

1,210<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

South Africa<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Sri Lanka<\/p><\/td>

427<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Stateless Person (Article 1 of 1954 Convention)<\/p><\/td>

111<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

St Vincent & the Grenadines<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Sudan<\/p><\/td>

284<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Swaziland<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Syria Arab Republic<\/p><\/td>

587<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Tajikistan<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Thailand<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Togo<\/p><\/td>

16<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Tonga<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Trinidad & Tobago<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Tunisia<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Turkey<\/p><\/td>

66<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Turkish controlled area of Cyprus<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Turkmenistan<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Uganda<\/p><\/td>

73<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Ukraine<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

United Rep of Tanzania<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

United States of America<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Uruguay<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Uzbekistan<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Venezuela<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Vietnam<\/p><\/td>

36<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Yemen<\/p><\/td>

31<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Zambia<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td>

508<\/p><\/td>

 <\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

8,731<\/p><\/td>

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The information is set out in the table below:<\/p>

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2009
22,672
14,183

2010
26,652
15,095

2011
23,722
16,791

2012
20,667
8,139

2013
22,567
12,811

Totals
116,280
67,019

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implemented in February 2012 requiring all travel document applicants to have
or simultaneously apply for a Biometric Residence Permit to confirm status.
This subsequently resulted in a doubling of processing times. However, the
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