AD (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
There is no compelling reason for the Court of Appeal to hear the case as the First-tier Tribunal correctly applied the relevant legal principles and the applicant's conduct justified refusal of indefinite leave to remain.
- Parties
- Applicant/appellant: AD (Nigeria); Respondent/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 24 June 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Immigration Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal to the Court of Appeal After Refusal on the Papers
- Outcome
- Application for permission to appeal refused
- Legal Topics
- Indefinite Leave to Remain, False Identity, Long Residence, Immigration Rules, Second Appeals
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Parties
AD (Nigeria)
Applicant/appellant
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Respondent/respondent
Procedural Posture
Immigration Appeal / Renewed Application for Permission to Appeal to the Court of Appeal After Refusal on the Papers
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the use of a false identity is a decisive factor in refusing indefinite leave to remain after long residence
- 2 Whether the First-tier Tribunal misapplied legal principles by not referring to ZH (Bangladesh) [2009] EWCA Civ 8
- 3 Whether there is a compelling reason for the Court of Appeal to hear the case
Ratio Decidendi
There is no compelling reason for the Court of Appeal to hear the case as the First-tier Tribunal correctly applied the relevant legal principles and the applicant's conduct justified refusal of indefinite leave to remain.
Court Disposition
Application for permission to appeal refused
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