Two men were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 6 January 2026 for providing unregulated immigration advice and defrauding vulnerable clients. Syed Ali Shah Gilani, 51, pleaded guilty to three counts of providing unqualified immigration advice contrary to Section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, along with £11,000 in victim compensation and a victim surcharge. Risalat Hussain, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation under the Fraud Act 2006 and was fined £250, payable within three months. The Immigration Advice Authority said the case demonstrates its active role in protecting the vulnerable and disrupting illegal advisers. The court noted that Gilani had been authorised by the IAA from 2011 to 2014 and that the scheme involved clients paying about £5,000 each to obtain fraudulent EU documents.
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