Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes are in place to identify non-UK nationals who are married overseas but fail to declare their marital status in immigration applications; and how many such cases were identified in the latest year for which figures are available.

The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.

Where an Entry Clearance Officer considers that information provided in the application is dishonest or false, they may refuse the application in accordance with Part Suitability of the Immigration Rules.

Additionally, should relevant information about an individual’s marital status become available to the Department once the applicant has arrived in the UK, their status may be reviewed and if appropriate, withdrawn.