The applicant sought payment of benefits. She was an asylum seeker but had married after arrival. It seemed to be a marriage of convenience, and had been deemed such by the Home Secretary for the purposes of her intended repatriation.
Held: Family law recognised no status of a marriage of convenience. She was deemed to be properly, married, and the rules aplied on that basis. As a dependent asylum seeker she was not entitled to benefits unless refusal would constitute an infringement of her human rights.
Judges:
Silber J
Citations:
Times 14-May-2003
Statutes:
National Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 54
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Benefits, Family, Immigration
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.182211