Published: 22 January 2021
PHILIPSBURG: - On January 21, 2021, the Appellate Court in Administrative Cases nullified a rejection that was issued to an immigrant who had followed proper procedures to regulate his stay with his wife in St. Maarten. As the procedures dictate permission was required from the Immigration Department for the marriage through the Counsel of his native country in St. Maarten, once all interviews were conducted and the marriage was approved it was conducted here at the Counsel. After the marriage, the immigrant left the island to await the processing of his residence permit abroad.
The procedures dictate that the marriage needed to be registered at the Census Office which procedure usually takes quite some time. Based on the Guidelines and application for family formation must be submitted within a year of the marriage. In this particular case, it took longer than the year to get the marriage registered as the wife was dependent on dates issued t