Mohammed Al-Sulaiti will be deported after completing his sentence. A Qatari student has been jailed for fraudulently claiming £250,000 in benefits and funding.
Mohammed Al-Sulaiti, 35, enrolled as a PhD research student at Swansea University at the same time as he was claiming asylum in the UK.
He had told the UK Border Agency he had no access to money and could not house and support his wife and six children.
He was jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court and will be deported after serving his sentence.
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