VA161302013 & ors

The appellants appeal to the Upper Tribunal from the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Jessica Pacey sitting at Sheldon Court, Birmingham on 30 June 2014) dismissing their appeals against the decision by an Entry Clearance Officer (Dhaka) to refuse to grant them entry clearance as family visitors. The First-tier Tribunal did not make an anonymity direction, and I do not consider that the appellants should be accorded anonymity for these proceedings in the Upper Tribunal.

The first appellant is the mother of the second and third appellants, who are children under the age of 18. As the first appellant is the main appellant in this appeal, I shall hereafter refer to her simply as the appellant save where the context otherwise requires.

The Entry Clearance Officer was also not satisfied that the appellant would maintain and accommodate herself and any dependants adequately out of resources available to her without recourse to public funds or taking employment, or that she would, with any dependants, be maintained and accommodated adequately by relatives or friends. He was further not satisfied that she could meet the costs of the return or onward journey.

On 8 May 2014 the Entry Clearance Manager gave his reasons for upholding the refusal decision. The appellant stated that the sponsor would cover all the costs associated with her visit. But he noted that the sponsor�s declaration, while covering maintenance and accommodation, stated that the travel costs would be covered if required. He was not satisfied the concerns of the ECO had been adequately addressed in the grounds of appeal.

As to the appellant�s circumstances, the only evidence provided by the husband was a parental consent letter. The concerns as to the origin of the deposits into the appellant�s bank account had not been adequately addressed.