Mum didn’t know son was married: More sham marriages in Singapore in 2024


An ICA officer interviewing a man (left) suspected of being in a sham marriage during a raid on Dec 11, 2024. A Vietnamese woman suspected of being in a sham marriage was also arrested. - ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): According to marriage documents, a man living in a Bukit Batok flat had been married to a Vietnamese woman for several years and was living with her there.

But the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) got word that it was a sham marriage.

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