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Southall Businessman In 'Bogus Visa' Trial
A businessman is on trial after being accused of supplying bogus information to support visa applications.
Joginder Singh Kaile promised to accommodate scores of nieces, nephews, cousins, uncles and aunts, Isleworth Crown Court.
Kaile, 48, of Western Road, Southall, also promised to finance them and, if necessary, repatriate them to the Punjab in India. He is accused of completing forms for more than 60 people.
"That amounts to an average of two applications every week," prosecutor Anuja Dhir told a jury at the court on Tuesday (November 25).
Most of the applicants claimed to be visiting relatives, taking a holiday or simply making a social visit.
But some produced fake wedding invitations to the wedding of Kaile's daughter in Hounslow, a wedding "that never took place," according to counsel.
Kaile, who was arrested in June 2007, denies 40 charges of breaching or attempting to facilitate a breach of immigration law by supplying false information to support visa applications for people from India who were not EU citizens, between December 2005 and August 2007.
Ms Dhir said: "Kaile is a UK citizen who was the prime mover in a professional immigration fraud which targeted the system for issuing visitors' visas from India to enter the UK.
"In each of these cases he played a vital role in the applications which were made to the British High Commission in Delhi.
"Visitors' visas are a valuable commodity. Once a visitor has entered the UK there is no effective means of preventing him or her from remaining unlawfully in the country and seeking work in the black economy.
"Many earn significantly in excess of what they would earn at home. There can be a substantial incentive for Indian nationals to get visas by dishonest or criminal means.
"This defendant assisted in more than 60 fraudulent applications over a period. He did this acting in his own name as a UK-based sponsor and fraudulently using other people's names, without their knowledge or consent.
"Of the 40 charges, 32 are charged as attempts because these visas were not granted, and eight are the full offence where visas were granted," said counsel.
"Each charge relates to a different application by someone seeking to enter this country in breach of immigration law and relying on false documents in the forms submitted to the authorities."
The trial, expected to last four weeks, continues.
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In October 1999, Indian Joginder Singh Kaile, 39, was jailed for six-and-a-half years after police uncovered a racket believed to have brought thousands of illegal immigrants into Britain.
He charged £7,000 per person upfront just to fly them from India to Russia or Europe and finally the UK.
Once here, they had to pay for the extras, like sharing the cramped shed at the back of his house.
Arif mate u can say what ever you like, but if you don't know the full story zip ure mouth.
Mr Kaile was found innocent on 35 charges and guilty on 5.
This guy's menace. He got 3 years at Isleworth Crown Court on 30 Jan. What difference is that going to make? They said in Court he was taking money from loads of poor people in India who couldn't afford it. Then he was grassing some of them up to the visa people so he could get others in! That's nasty. And he'll still come out and get fat on the money he's made from all those poor people he's ripped off. They should kick him out and keep him out - British or not.
Iqi mate, Arif mate was only pointing out Joginder Singh Kaile crimes in 1999.
Thank you for pointing out that in 2009 your angel was found GUILTY on five counts of attempting to facilitate illegal immigration.
"u can say what ever you like" but it wont change the facts.
Totally agree with the Man on the Clapham:
"This guy's menace."
"They should kick him out and keep him out - British or not."
Bruv da law in dis country is corrupt.
My Man JK was set up by da police, no trial now days is a fair trial as they bring your previous convictions up even if u were found not guilty in the past, they will still run it across to da jury, to give them the benefit of the doubt.
The people from India or Pakistan are willing to pay money to come into the UK, u mans should know dat. people are willing to sell land so they could come and work in da UK.
This is funny because I was at Mr Kaile's daughters wedding in August 2007. The police make so much rubbish up.