# Marriages of convenience, for immigration - what happens after?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages-of-convenience-for-immigration-what-happens-after/485366>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 11, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages-of-convenience-for-immigration-what-happens-after/485366 "2009-02-11T15:09:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriages-of-convenience-for-immigration-what-happens-after/485366/81 "2009-02-14T16:26:27Z")

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> [@Caractacus\_Pott](#):
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> England does the same thing with the pay-call for questions and large fees. I guess I can stop complaining about it now that I know that the US does it too–the pay call thing. It really creates a bad first impression, I’ll agree with you on that.

Wow. I did not know that.

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