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The investigation revealed that the woman in question was offering Global Talent visas for £32,000
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These visas are meant for individuals with exceptional skills and can lead to permanent residency after three years
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She claimed that companies could fabricate certificates and experience letters to falsely prove talent
A recent undercover investigation in the UK has exposed two people of Indian origin for illegally selling British visas for large sums of money, raising serious concerns about immigration fraud. The revelations were reported by the Daily Mail and later highlighted by The Times of India.
According to the investigation, an Indian-origin female student living in Britain was found offering work visas through Facebook Marketplace using forged documents. She was operating through a so-called consultancy and openly discussed the illegal arrangements with an undercover reporter posing as an Indian film studies graduate.
In a secretly recorded video, the woman claimed she could arrange a Skilled Worker visa for as little as £12,000. She offered two options — “with job” and “without job”. If the applicant chose the option “with job”, the price rose to between £17,000 and £19,000. The “without job” option meant that the employer would only show the migrant on the payroll. While a salary would be officially paid and taxes deposited with the UK government, the migrant would return the salary in cash and would not need to work at all. The woman said she personally took a £1,000 commission
The investigation also revealed that she was offering Global Talent visas for £32,000. These visas are meant for individuals with exceptional skills and can lead to permanent residency after three years. She claimed that companies could fabricate certificates and experience letters to falsely prove talent.
In a separate case, another person of Indian origin and his business partner were caught offering what they called “free” Skilled Worker visas for three or five years. In reality, applicants were asked to “invest” £25,000 in their high-street fast-food businesses. No actual work was required, and these offers were also promoted on Facebook Marketplace.
Times of India quoted Meta, Facebook’s parent company, which said it did not allow fraudulent activity and confirmed that the reported content and accounts had been removed for violating its policies.
