The Secret Economy of Britain’s Immigration Black Market

As immigration rules have tightened in recent months, some migrants already working in the UK, whose visas have been cancelled, find themselves in a precarious position. Agents are selling a workaround, offering to arrange fake jobs which can be used to obtain real visas, in exchange for exorbitant fees. The Times went undercover, posing as a migrant facing deportation, to expose how this black market is operating. #visa #scam #thestory This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Shanti Das, senior investigations reporter, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Taryn Siegel. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Photo: Times Media Ltd. 00:00 – Undercover in Britain’s visa black market 01:03 – How fake jobs get real visas 04:35 – £13,000 sponsorship scam exposed 08:36 – Paying back “fake” salaries and taxes 15:47 – Risk of deportation and prosecution Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes