An illegal immigrant has been jailed for using forged documents to back up his application to stay in Britain.
Kennedy Tjakuva used a cousin's identity and was found with a false passport when immigration officials raided his home in Exeter.
He had come to Britain legally in 2000 on a short term visa but failed to back to Africa when it expired two years later and has been living in the country illegally ever since.
He tried to regularise his status earlier this year by making a claim in a false name and attaching his own photograph to a form which he submitted in the name of his cousin Hakane Uamunika.
Tjavuka, aged 37, of Polsloe Road, Exeter, admitted obtaining leave to remain in the United Kingdom by deception, possessing a passport with improper intention, and two offences of possessing false identification.
He was jailed for 16 months by Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, at Exeter Crown Court. He told him the offences had to be met with a prison sentence because they undermined the integrity of the passport and immigration system.
Mr David Bowen, prosecuting, said Tjakuva entered Britain in 2000 and became an overstayer when he failed to return to Namibia two years later.
He said:"He asked for further leave to remain in Britain in 2010 but gave false identification details and had a false passport in the name of another man who he says was his cousin.
"He had his photograph put into his cousin's passport and when this was discovered by the immigration service he was arrested and two other false documents were found at his home."
Miss Emily Pitts, defending, said her client had cooperated with the police inquiry and helped them and the immigration service unravel what he had done.
She said he deserves credit for admitting his guilt at the earliest stage and facing up to what he has done.
Tjakuva is likely to be deported after he completes his sentence.
