Kumar

MEMORANDUM **

Baljit Kumar, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Kumar’s admission that he made false statements regarding incidents of past persecution to immigration officials in the United Kingdom, see Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882, 889-90 (9th Cir.2001) (changing story regarding incidents of past persecution supported adverse credibility finding), and his submission of a fraudulent document that goes to the heart of his claim, see Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir.2004) (use of fraudulent documents supported adverse credibility finding). In the absence of credible testimony, Kumar has failed to establish that he is eligible for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft,…