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       I shall refer to the appellant as 'the respondent' and to the respondent as 'the appellant' as they respectively appeared before the First-tier Tribunal. The appellant, whose date of birth is 20 October 1993, is a citizen of the United States of America. She appealed against the respondent's decision dated 21 April 2023, refusing the appellant's application dated 17 February 2023 for a family permit under Appendix EU (family permit). The First-tier Tribunal allowed the appeal. The respondent now appeals to the Upper Tribunal.
       Before the First-tier Tribunal, the appellant claimed that she met the requirements of Appendix EU (family permit) because she is a dependent relative of her father-in-law, Francis Cornelius Cochrane, (the sponsor), who she claims is a 'specified relevant person of Northern Ireland'.
       At the initial hearing at Belfast on 4 December 2024, I directed that the Tribunal would determine the appeal after the parties had filed and served written submissions. I am very grateful to Mr Barr and Ms Blackburn (and her colleague, Mr Deller) for their submissions which I have considered carefully before determining the appeal.
       I find that Ground 1 is made out for the following reasons.
(a) the person is a relevant person of Northern Ireland in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(iii) of that entry in this table; and
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