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For the Respondent: Mr. S. Karim, Counsel, instructed by Whitefield Solicitors Ltd
            This is an appeal brought by the Entry Clearance Officer against the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge T Thorne (the Judge) promulgated on 24 January 2023. To avoid confusion, although it is the Entry Clearance Officer who brings this appeal we will refer to the parties as they were in the First-tier Tribunal where Ms Rafiq was the appellant and the Entry Clearance Officer the respondent.
'Your application has been refused because you have not provided sufficient evidence to prove that you are a 'family member' - (a spouse, civil partner, child, grandchild, great-grandchild under 21; dependent child, grandchild, great-grandchild over 21; or dependent parent, grandparent, great-grandparent) - of a relevant EEA or Swiss citizen or of their spouse or civil partner as claimed.
As your relationship to the sponsor does not come within the definition of 'family member of a relevant EEA citizen' as stated in Appendix EU (Family Permit) to the Immigration Rules, you do not meet the eligibility requirements.'
Having considered the matter under the EUSS, there was no requirement for the respondent to consider the issue of dependency.
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