The UK Government introduced a Certificate of Approval application and process in an attempt to prevent so called “bogus”, “sham” or “marriages of convenience”, allegedly entered into for the purpose of securing an immigration advantage.

But it's been found to be unlawful in the Court of Appeal.  The Home Office has appealed to the House of Lords against the Court of Appeal judgement, and the  recently Lords gave their judgement, but it's not been made public yet. The Home Office is now considering the Lord's judgement and will post its conclusions on its website once they've decided how to proceed. Until then, the Home office has amended the Certificate of Approval scheme to comply with current requirements.

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