A Pakistani asylum seeker who was jailed for using a sham marriage with a teenage girl to bag British citizenship has wed her again in a fresh bid to live in the UK.
Nine years ago, Nasir Khalil, 48, was jailed after he duped a Slovakian child into travelling to Britain for Nikah, a Muslim wedding ceremony, just four days after she turned 16.
The Pakistani national, then 36, had children with the young girl both before and after his 15-month prison stint while living in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Following a trial, a jury concluded he was part of a ‘mail order’ gang which purchased women living in the European Union.
The crooks would then use the women to ‘defraud’ the Home Office with claims their new spouses had a legal right to remain in the UK.
In 2019, Khalil was deported to his homeland, however, the year after he married the Slovakian woman, who was 23 at the time.
They wed after she had been given indefinite leave to remain in Britain with their children.
Since, his lawyers have issued a fresh application to the Home Office in a bid to return to the UK via a family visa, The Telegraph reported.
Nasir Khalil, 48, who was jailed for using a sham marriage with a teenage girl to bag British citizenship has wed her again in a fresh bid to live in the UK (File image)
It comes as Khalil’s 13-year campaign was laid bare following a judgement issued by the upper tribunal – the respective appeal court for cases relating to asylum seekers.
The Pakistani man utilised the legal system in several ways to attempt to stay on British shores.
Now, immigration judges and former Conservative Home Secretaries have agreed with his claims of being in a ‘loving and stable’ relationship.
Even though the woman who is his visa ‘sponsor’ is two decades younger than him and was also a victim of his crimes as a child.
And the latest ruling means he can be named, however, his wife has been given anonymity by the courts.
In another surprising turn of events legally, Khalil’s lawyers allege he was eligible for a residence card due to his wife being a European Economic Area (EEA) national via EU treaty rights.
But, the judge denied this bid, meaning his legal representatives only have one other option – his pending application for a family visa.
Khalil first landed in Britain to allegedly visit family in Rochdale in 2012, and despite initially being denied ‘entry clearance’ was permitted to stay for a short time.
But, he didn’t leave the UK and ‘overstayed’ beyond his allotted time.
He then said he had divorced his wife, who was in his home country of Pakistan, before carrying out an Islamic marriage with the schoolgirl in November 2013.
The judge overseeing his case found the Slovakian teenager had received ‘little or no instruction’ before being religiously converted to Islam, as well as the wedding being carried out in a language she did not comprehend.
It was heard how Khalil then attempted to use the young girl to insist he had a legal right to stay in Britain, citing freedom of movement laws within the European Union.
The following year, when he was arrested, he made another bid for an ‘extended family’ residence card because his teenage spouse had given birth.
However, the application was rejected on two separate occasions because Khalil had not given the required ‘biometric information’.
He previously argued against his deportation to Pakistan in 2016, claiming he feared ‘the Taliban in Pakistan’.
BS Solicitors, who have taken up the case, have told The Telegraph that his most recent bid for a family visa was based on a new ‘legitimate’ marriage.
They also said the application was with the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood.
The Home Office has been approached for comment.