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A Complex Legal Battle Involving a Pakistani Asylum Seeker

A Pakistani asylum seeker, Nasir Khalil, has been involved in a long and intricate legal battle over his right to remain in the United Kingdom. His story began when he used a fictitious marriage with a teenage girl to gain British citizenship, leading to his imprisonment for fraud. Now, after being deported to Pakistan, he is attempting to return to the UK through a family visa.

Khalil, who is 48 years old, was previously jailed for deceiving a Slovakian child into traveling to Britain for a Nikah, a Muslim wedding ceremony, just four days after she turned 16. At that time, he was 36 years old. The young girl, who was only 16 at the time, later gave birth to two children with Khalil. He served a 15-month prison sentence while living in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Following a trial, a jury determined that Khalil was part of a 'mail order' gang that purchased women from the European Union to use them in fraudulent claims to the Home Office. These claims suggested that the new spouses had a legal right to remain in the UK.

In 2019, Khalil was deported to Pakistan. However, the following year, he married the Slovakian woman, who was 23 at the time. She had been granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain along with their children. Since then, Khalil's lawyers have submitted a fresh application to the Home Office to return to the UK via a family visa.

The situation came to light after a judgment issued by the upper tribunal, which handles appeals related to asylum seekers. Khalil has utilized the legal system in various ways to try to stay in Britain. Immigration judges and former Conservative Home Secretaries have acknowledged his claims of being in a 'loving and stable' relationship with his wife. However, it is important to note that the woman, who is now his visa sponsor, is two decades younger than him and was also a victim of his crimes as a child.

The latest ruling allows Khalil to be named, but his wife has been given anonymity by the courts. Another surprising legal turn involves Khalil's lawyers claiming he was eligible for a residence card due to his wife being an EEA national via EU treaty rights. However, the judge denied this claim, leaving his legal team with only one option: his pending application for a family visa.

Khalil first arrived in Britain in 2012, allegedly to visit family in Rochdale. Despite initially being denied entry clearance, he was permitted to stay for a short period. He did not leave the UK and overstayed beyond his allowed time. He then claimed to have divorced his wife, who was in Pakistan, before performing a Nikkah with the schoolgirl in November 2013.

The judge overseeing his case found that the Slovakian teenager received 'little or no instruction' before being religiously converted to Islam and that the wedding was conducted in a language she did not understand. Khalil attempted to use the young girl to assert his legal right to stay in Britain, citing freedom of movement laws within the European Union.

The following year, when he was arrested, he tried to apply for an 'extended family' residence card because his teenage spouse had given birth. However, his application was rejected twice due to the lack of required 'biometric information'. In 2016, he argued against his deportation to Pakistan, claiming he feared 'the Taliban in Pakistan'.

BS Solicitors, who are handling the case, told The Telegraph that Khalil's most recent bid for a family visa was based on a new 'legitimate' marriage. They also mentioned that the application was submitted to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The Home Office has been approached for comment.

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