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UK marriage visa age raised from 18 to 21

The last week of July 2008 has seen an important development in the Government’s commitment to stamping out forced marriages, with a five point plan to significantly strengthen the safeguards against them.

A major development came in the announcement that the age in which someone can apply for a marriage visa will increase from 18 to 21. This is a response to the finding that around 30 per cent of the cases handled by the Government’s Forced Marriage Unit involved victims between these ages.

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