(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, March 17, 2013 ) Cheshire, UK -- A new rise in Skype Weddings is allowing for immigrants of all types to legally gain American citizenship by exchanging vows from opposite ends of the globe, according to a new report.
Many feel that the proxy online marriages, which are allowing couples to wed in absence of spousal proximity, is and will facilitate marriage fraud, as well as see an increase in the number of sex trafficking victims. The practice is growing and has so far flown under the general radar of immigration authorities. Said authorities have yet to provide inspections that involve special consideration to ensure that video chat marriages are not abused for nefarious gains.
It is not a phenomenon that is spread across every state in the U.S., however, Colorado, Texas, Montana, Alabama, Missouri, and California allows couples who are separated to exchange vows via webcam. The process is illegal in the remaining states, unless one partner is an active member of the military, to which he/she is then given authorized exemption from the barring of such a wedding.
In countries that include England, India, and Israel, proxy marriages are a binding control. Because the U.S. Recognizes the legal overseas wedding between both American and foreign individuals, many have begun to utilize the opportunity to say 'I do” through the online video chat.
Punam Chowhury, who is currently an American citizen, married her Bangladesh-based fiance, Tanvir Ahmmed from a mosque within Jackson Heights, New York.
If Chowdhury was a California resident who wanted to live within California, a proxy marriage would have allowed for legal registration within the state.
The Operations Manager for North Carolina's Proxy Marriage Now, George Andrews, helped facilitate online global unions, and states the first step is obtaining a visa or citizenship for the spouse. His company currently performs nearly 500 video-chat ceremonies each year, with over 60% of them not involving any military spouse.
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