OA124742013

The respondent to this appeal, Ms Tahir, is a citizen of Pakistan born on 8 August 1991. The appellant is the entry clearance officer, who has appealed with the permission of the First-tier Tribunal against a decision of Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Beach, who allowed Ms Tahir�s appeal against the refusal of entry clearance to enable her to join her husband, Dr Muhammad Tahir (�the sponsor�) in the UK.

It is more convenient to refer to the parties as they were before the First-tier Tribunal. I shall therefore refer to Ms Tahir from now on as �the appellant� and the entry clearance officer as �the respondent�.

The respondent considered the appellant�s application under the rules for partners found in Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, HC395. In a decision dated 13 May 2013 the respondent decided the appellant did not meet paragraphs E-ECP.2.6 & 2.10 or E-ECP.2.5 of the rules. The couple said they met and married in August 2012 but there was no evidence of contact since then and no photographs of the wedding. The entry clearance officer was not satisfied the couple�s relationship was genuine and subsisting and that they intended to live together permanently in the UK or even that they had met.

In her grounds of appeal, the appellant pointed out the sponsor had made three visits to Pakistan since the marriage and a family registration certificate had been issued. She attached further evidence, such as photographs, records of contact by text message, telephone and email and evidence of her husband�s trips.

The sponsor attended the hearing before Judge Beach and gave evidence. The judge found him a credible witness and found as follows: