[tiki]

Would it be legal to exchange passport thru mutual friendship? Not just exchanging passport but also residency in that country. Please read on, I'll explain.

I traveled backpacking thru out the US for a year straight. Most of the time I stayed in the Youth Hostel because it is cheap and most of all I met a lot of friends from almost all over the world. I've encounter an Ausie gal who exchange residency with an American guy not by marriage but by mutual friendship...means no string attached. They got married of course but not because they fall madly in love but to follow the requirements of getting a residency in their own country. This means that the Ausie wants to get a green card and live here in the US without giving up her Ausie passport since dual citizenship can be done, and the American guy wants to live in Australia without giving up his US citizenship. I know and you know in the eyes of the immigration this type of arrangement is illegal as well as to some religious conservative. Would you agree or disagree.

For the immigration in both sides, two person must enter into real marrieage to acquire residency this means that two people must love each other, make a vows, promises, and cherish each other...

Has anyone watch a TV show called "Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire"? If you did watched it, do you think these women who participate on this real TV shows wants to marry for love? or his million. But in the eyes to most people it is legal, to some it is immoral, and to others, just say who cares, I'll just go shopping with his millions and who cares about love.

So why can't be two friends from different countries be married in exchange of residency? there's no million invloved neither love, just getting a new passport.

[nivantj]

Its nothing new nor insteresting... Thousands of people do such dodgy tricks to get residency in other country.. I have even heard of brother marrying sister, of course just on paper...
Dont be fooled by it.. Its simply a crime.. and if you want to do a crime, just dont try to justify it or convince yourself...

[tiki]

Is it legal for the lesbians or gays to be married in HK and one can acquire a HK permanent ID?

I once heard in the news here in the US that a British gay and US gay both got married here in California. When his visa was about to expire, he married his live-in US boyfriend but the US immigration does not recognize their marriage.

[nivantj]

Absoultely not legal... Dont forget HK is part of China..

[KnowItAll]

>> Absoultely not legal... Dont forget HK is part of China..

Most countries do not allow same sex marraiges. What does that have to do with HK being a part of China?

[petrm]

You can acquire right to reside in another country through marriage, however, to acquire that right, you actualy must live there.

Also, once a person gets naturalized, say in USA, he must give up his past citizenship. The rules, however, vary country to country.

Usually, it is easier to acquire dual (tripple, etc.) citizenship through birth. In such case, the child doesn't have to choose just one citizenship, but can keep all of them. Again, this varies country to country.

[ostentatious]

Sorry Tiki but you should get your head examined...and should really look into the facts, in places like the UK, you don't get a passport, you only get residency (and well put Petrm). And for example in the UK you actually have to stay married for at least 2 years, and the divorce process is not simple either. What if you meet someone in this 2 years while you are in your fake marriage, and fell madly in love with this other person and actually want to marry him/her???