green card marriage

Slang. A sham marriage in which a U.S. citizen marries a foreign citizen for the sole purpose of allowing the foreign citizen to become a permanent U.S. resident.

• The Marriage Fraud Amendments were enacted to regulate marriages entered into for the purpose of circumventing U.S. immigration laws. 8 USCA §§ 1154 (h), 1255(e). See sham marriage.

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资深译员维皓，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与反垄断诉讼有关的法律文件。