Bob Dewar

Partnership in promoting intergrity and fighting fraud

Partnership in promoting integrity and fighting fraud was the theme at midday in Lagos. Handed over a vehicle and some special equipment to the police anti fraud unit in Lagos, designed to help them tackle those involved in fraudulent documents. We are determined to ensure those who apply for visas using false documents- and those who make and supply them- will not benefit. So we have increased our own capacity to spot them and hope the police will use the new equipment to target criminals who are trying such fraud.

The message is clear: we welcome legitimate travellers and those who benefit legitimately from study, business and tourism in the UK. But those who use fraud in their application will not be allowed to travel. Indeed they could face a ban of up to 10 years for using fraudulent documents.

Posted at 17:47 24 September 2009 by Bob Dewar  |  Comments[0]