Migrants told to pretend to be gay by legal advisers to secure UK asylum.
An undercover reporter was advised to visit gay clubs for photographs, find someone willing to pose as a male partner, and prepare a cover story.
07:31, Wed, Apr 15, 2026 Updated: 07:33, Wed, Apr 15, 2026
BBC undercover investigation into law advice for asylum seekers
Migrants are pretending to be gay on the advice of legal fixers who charge thousands of pounds to help them cheat the UK asylum system and remain in Britain indefinitely. Visa overstayers from Pakistan and Bangladesh are being sold ready-made deception packages featuring fake personal histories, staged photographs from LGBT clubs, bogus support letters and even fabricated medical reports. DE.
