In the past, foreign spouses have been seen as "products" to be advertised, but these advertisements have all but disappeared since amendments to the Civil Code took effect in August 2009, as have the much-decried, often fraudulent "matchmaking" services.
而過去大打廣告、將外籍配偶「商品化」，甚或漫天喊價、隱藏詐欺陷阱的婚姻仲介業者，也在移民署去（2009）年 8 月新法上路後銷聲匿跡。