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.
Nottingham Crown Court heard on Thursday (February 9) how Patel originally came to the UK on a Visa in 2017, which was extended until 2018. But further applications to remain were rejected and he was issued paperwork by the Home Office as he was here illegally.
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.
