10,000 Marriages on Hold

In March, a form change was required as a part of a new law that Homeland Security must enforce in part to protect foreign mail order brides from abusive American spouses. President Bush signed the new law into effect on January 5 and required the new forms to be ready by March 6, but Homeland Security missed its deadline and as such now more than 10,000 applications for visas for foreign brides or grooms are on hold. The department needs to work through the old applications and new paperwork requests information on criminal and marriage broker issues. In order to … Continue reading