Keyword: «draft law»

This article is devoted to revealing the essence of the phenomenon of marriage with a foreign citizen without the purpose of establishing a family (sham marriage). On the basis of legislative, law enforcement and statistical data, conclusions are drawn on the impact of this phenomenon on the migration policy of the Russian Federation and on the stricter conditions for persons married when one of the spouses has the status of a foreign citizen in the simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation.