Originally Posted by
ojala
Considering that nowadays most people don't change their last name, may not carry the wedding ring while travelling, and the marital status is not shown in the passport or other ID's, why do they care? We could say we are married and they have no way of checking it.
I think that's really incredibly risky if you are a visitor!
If for any reason you are selected for further questioning and they subsequently find out you are in fact not married, then you will have knowingly made a factually incorrect statement to an immigration officer and you are quite likely to find yourself on the next plane home!
