SINGAPORE: A Asian person decided to try it after seeing an advertisement for fake marriages that might allow foreigners to stay in Singapore.  ,
Nguyen Thi Thuy Quyen, 31, then paid a total of S$ 44, 000 ( US$ 33, 000 ) for a marriage of convenience before the arrangement was exposed.  ,
Nguyen admitted guilt to two immigration-related offenses on February 24 and was sentenced to a total of six times and seven days in prison.  ,
In order to gain an advantage in terms of emigration, she must marry her husband-in-name Jonathan Kwek Zi Hao and submit false information on an application for a long-term visit go form. No one in the court was named as to whether Mr. Kwek has been charged or facing charges for his position.  ,
Nguyen’s bogus claims in the shape include that she had not paid Mr. Kwek for agreeing to marry and that she had not entered the union to secure a long-term residence in Singapore.  ,
For her punishment, two additional costs of a related nature were taken into account.  ,
Ganeshvaran, a senior prosecutor for the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ), explained to the court that Nguyen previously had a work permit that would be valid from August 27, 2022 until February 2, 2023.  ,
She came across a blog on an online communication service that promoted fake couples to help foreigners prolong their stay in Singapore as they approached the end of her employment.  ,
Nguyen responded to the article informing her curiosity and wanted to extend her stay here.  ,
A person called” Jason” who had arranged a meeting to discuss the sham marriage later called her. Eventually, Jason’s real name changed to Singaporean Ng Chee Hon, who is currently at large.  ,
Next Jason and Mr. Kwek met with Nguyen. Jason claimed that Jason had requested that Jason been Nguyen’s spouse and that he would apply for her visitor passes. In exchange, Nguyen had to give S$ 30, 000 in instalments to Jason, and monthly payment of S$ 1, 000 to Mr Kwek.  ,
Nguyen agreed as she wanted to stay in Singapore. Nguyen even paid S$ 3, 000 to Jason for arranging the meet-up.
She eventually returned to Vietnam. Mr. Kwek and Nguyen met in Vietnam on April 3, 2023, and they both flew back to Singapore the same day.  ,
Both parties planned their wedding until they met on April 10, 2023 to formally reaffirm their union in a resort. Both of them had intentions to get married, and Nguyen participated for the money while Mr. Kwek did it for the emigration rewards.  , They led independent existence after the solemnisation.  ,
Nguyen managed to obtain a long-term attend go on Jun 26, 2023 and attempted to obtain another on May 12 last month, but this was rejected.  ,
In total, Nguyen forked out around S$ 44, 000, comprising S$ 30, 000 to Jason for making the plans, and 14 regular payments of S$ 1, 000 to Mr Kwek.  ,
Sarindar Singh, Nguyen’s attorney, claimed that Nguyen had been a member of a larger group of people detained for the crimes. He said his employer’s role in the subject was “minimal” and that she had been a “gullible people misled into this whole episode”.  ,
His customer had unintentionally gotten married before turning in his program to the ICA, according to Mr. Singh.  ,
In a declaration, ICA said it was concerned about people who attempted to circumvent the system through marriage of convenience preparations.
A spokesperson said that” we will continue to take strong enforcement actions against accidental couples and middlemen.”  ,
For engaging in a marriage of convenience, an individual can become jailed up to 10 times, fined up to S$ 10, 000, or both.  ,
For making false statements to get immigration services, a person can become jailed for up to a month, fined up to S$ 4, 000, or both.