IA043132014

The appellant is a national of India, born on 25 May 1986. His appeal against the decision of the respondent dated 9 January 2014 refusing his application for leave to remain in the UK as a Tier 4 (General) Student Migrant was dismissed by First-tier Tribunal Judge Scobbie in a determination promulgated on 1 October 2014.

The Judge found that for the purpose of the maintenance requirements under the relevant rule, an educational loan must come from the country's national government rather than a financial institution. Nor did the relevant letter produced by the appellant contain the information required [19]. He accordingly dismissed the appellant's appeal under the Rules.

The appellant in his grounds for permission contended that it had never been the respondent's case that the letter did not contain the information required. On 17 November 2014, the appellant was given permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal.

It is common ground that the appellant came to the UK following an entry clearance granted to him as a Tier 4 Student valid to 29 October 2013.

His application for further leave to remain as a student was refused on 9 January 2014. He was not awarded any points under the maintenance requirements (Appendix C). That was on the basis that he had provided a letter from the Catholic Syrian Bank confirming that he had been granted a loan in excess of �10,000. That letter was not accepted by the respondent as the loan being provided was from a financial institution.