Marriage Fraud – Financial Responsibilities

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Transcript: “Marriage Fraud – Financial Responsibilities”

Video length: 15 seconds

Announcer: Many Canadians marry people from other countries.

Bride and groom figurines are on top of a wedding cake. The cake and figurines are turning.

Announcer: But sometimes marriage is a scam to jump the immigration line.

The cake and figurines continue to turn. The groom figurine starts to fade.

Announcer: In fact, sponsors are on the hook financially for three years.

The groom figurine disappears.

Announcer: Marriage fraud. Don’t be a victim.

The text “Marriage fraud. Don’t be a victim.

immigration.gc.ca/fraud” appears on screen

Announcer: A message from the Government of Canada.

The Canada wordmark and the text “immigration.gc.ca/fraud” appears on screen.