OA206992013 & Others

The appellants, nationals of Somalia, a ppealed to the First-tier Tribunal against the decisions of an Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) of 17 October 2013 to refuse their applications for entry clearance as the partner (first appellant) and children (second and third appellants) of Ahmed Farah Sharif Osman, the sponsor. First-tier Tribunal Judge Devitte dismissed the appeals and the appellants now appeal with permission to this Tribunal.

The ECO refused the applications under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. The ECO decided that the following requirements had not been met;

� EC-P.1.1(c) � the sponsor had failed to give a written undertaking that he would be responsible for the appellants� maintenance and accommodation;

� EC-P.1.1(d) � the first appellant had not submitted any evidence to show that she is married to the sponsor as claimed or that they have been part of a family unit. The second and third appellants had not submitted any evidence to show that they are related as claimed to the sponsor;

� E-ECP.3.1, EC-C 1.1 and Appendix FM-SE � the appellants had failed to show that they met the income threshold requirement. The sponsor was required to show that he had an income of �24,800 per annum and the evidence provided did not show that and he did not provide the specified documents;