He's been locked up
A dad who entered the UK illegally using a Portugese passport stayed for six years, even applying for his one-year-old child and wife to settle in the UK. The offence, of assisting unlawful immigration into the UK, faced by Nayan Patel, orginally from India, carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
But he resurfaced on May 18, 2017, when he arrived here with the Portugese passport and handed pre-settled status as a Portugese National. Then he applied for his one-year-old child and wife to settle with him - on the basis he was from Portugal and entitled to remain in the UK under EU provision.But his dishonesty was uncovered during a wider operation over the issuing of false passports, leading to police knocking on Patel's door. Scanning of his fingerprints confirmed his identity.
His is married with a young son with autism. "He knows in a case such as this custody is inevitable," she told the court. "His motivation for his offending was to provide a better life for himself and his family.
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