4 months in prison for lying to immigration
Lying to an immigration officer is a serious violation in the law, and it was emphasized earlier in the Shatin Courts when imprisoned A Filipino is four months.
Vivian Solis, 35, admitted to the allegation of the immigration department, which he lied to while taking the extension of stay on Jan. 10, 2023 when he told an Immigration officer to work She is a domestic helper of an Iris Chavez.
As a result, the acting Principal Magistrate convicted him Cheang Kei-hong of six-month sentence, but minus 1/3 as discount because of his admission.
According to Section 42 (4) of the Immigration Ordinance, the penalty for such violation is imprisonment for up to two years and a fine up to $100,000.
His second case was withdrawn — the submission of fake The same document was filed on Jan. 10, 2022 as proof of his request for extension of stay – because the prosecutor no longer filed evidence against him.
According to the allegation, this document is a letter from Solis’s employer, requesting that he be given an extension of visa, and claiming to work here.
According to the immigration complaint, the letter is not true.
In the meantime, the hearing of another Philippine A similar case in the Shatin Courts was postponed by Magistrate Cheang on Sept. 12 to obtain his answer to the charge.
Beatrice Casanova, 38, is accused of lying to an immigration officer twice.
The first happened when he arrived in Hong Kong in April 17, 2019, and he told the Immigration assistant who examined his passport and visa, that he would work for an employer named Eric Jungers. Turns out it wasn’t true.
The lie was repeated when he applied for July 18, 2019, when he said he would continue Working with a good employer.
On July 25, the sale of fake contracts to FDHs who had just been terminated or terminated floated, so they could stay in Hong Kong and enter other jobs such as restaurants. Counterfeit contracts sell for between $20,000 and $40,000.
50 people were arrested in the fraud, including domestic helpers, employers and other involved.
Source: The Sun HK: 4 months in prison for lying to immigration (sunwebhk.com)