Is money paid to someone to forge proof of employment and salary, without actually working for them, considered a forbidden bribe, knowing that this is necessary to obtain residency and avoid expulsion from the country?

Lying and cheating are forbidden, and the prohibition intensifies if bribery is added to them. If the purpose of this is to reside in lands of disbelief, then the sin becomes graver. Therefore, it is not permissible to do what has been mentioned except out of dire necessity, such as preserving one's life or the unavailability of work that meets one's needs. However, residing there merely to improve one's financial situation is not permissible, especially if it involves forbidden means such as lying and bribery.