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The appellant is a citizen of Jamaica and his date of birth is 19 February 1977.
The appellant applied for entry clearance as an adult dependant relative. On 11 November 2014 the respondent refused his application having considered paragraph EC-DR.1.1 of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules HC 395 (as amended) ('the Immigration Rules'). The reason for refusal was because the appellant is subject to a deportation order.
The appellant appealed against the respondent's decision to the First-tier Tribunal.
First-tier Tribunal Judge Paul ('the judge') dismissed the appeal in a decision promulgated on 4 March 2015. There was no appearance by the sponsor, his representative, or the respondent's representative at the hearing. The judge proceeded to determine the appeal on the papers, recording that the notice of hearing had been sent on 8 July to the appellant's solicitors at an old address, namely, 1 Olympic Way, Wembley Park, London ('the old address').
The appellant applied (out of time) for permission to appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal on the basis that notice of the hearing was not received and that by proceeding in the absence of the sponsor and representative the appellant has not had a fair hearing. First-tier Tribunal Judge Grant-Hutchison extended time, admitting the application and granted permission to appeal.
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