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| Lying to Immigration is a serious offense |
Lying to an Immigration officer when processing her visa as a domestic helper has landed a Filipina in jail for four months.
Beatrice Casanova, 38 years old, received the penalty from Deputy Magistrate Ivan Lee after she pleaded guilty at Shatin Court to making a false representation to an Immigration officer
implementing the Immigration Ordinance.
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She had claimed, in her application for an extension of stay
on July 18, 2019, that she would renew a domestic helper contract with one Eric
Jungers, which was not true.
This was in violation of the Immigration Ordinance, under which
such misrepresentation is punishable by up to $100,000 in fine and two years’
imprisonment on summary judgment.
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| TAWAG NA! |
Prosecutors had earlier withdrawn a similar charge against Casanova, for allegedly entering into a fake employment contract which she presented on April 27, 2019 when she arrived from the Philippines.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Magistrate Lee chose to set the punishment at six months’ imprisonment, but because of Casanova’s guilty plea, he deducted a third, leaving four months as the final sentence.
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