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Judicial Police arrest foreigner suspected of marrying a Portuguese national to obtain residency in Portugal

The Judicial Police (PJ) arrested a 34-year-old foreign national in the Lisbon region suspected of a sham marriage with a Portuguese resident in France to secure residency in Portugal. The suspect had previously been issued an expulsion order from France and was flagged in the Schengen Information System, having allegedly used forged Spanish documents to travel by bus to bypass border controls.

Why it mattersThis case highlights the ongoing enforcement of immigration and residency rules, specifically regarding the investigation of marriages of convenience and the use of forged documents to circumvent Schengen area travel bans.

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