IA010642014

The Appellant is a citizen of Bangladesh born in 1988. She appealed against a decision of the Secretary of State made on 10 December 2013 to refuse to vary her leave to remain as a Tier 4 (General) Student Migrant under the points-based system and for a Biometric Residence Permit. The application was refused under paragraph 245ZX(a) and 322(1A) of the Immigration Rules.

The Appellant had claimed 10 points for Maintenance (Funds) under Appendix C however the Secretary of State considered that documents submitted with the application had been forged. As false documents had been submitted the application was refused under paragraph 322(1A). No points were awarded under maintenance (paragraph 245ZX).

Following a hearing at Richmond on 15 July 2014 Judge of the First-tier Monro dismissed the appeal. Her conclusions are at paragraph 9ff. She noted that the sole issue was whether or not the documents relating to a bank account in the name of the Appellant�s father were genuine.

At [11] she stated: � The Appellant submitted a letter from the bank certifying that Md Faqrul Alam had been maintaining a Savings Deposit Account under number 0101 1220005217 4 with the bank; the closing balance on 23.12.2012 was BDT18,14,172.00 since 1.10.12. A bank statement covering the period 2.10.2012 until 19.12.2012 was provided�.

She went on (at [12]): � The Document Verification Report records that a visa assistant from Bangladesh contacted the Topkhana Road Branch of First Security Islami Bank to enquire about the account held in the name of Md Faqrul Alam under Account Number 0101 1220005217 4. The bank representative confirmed that the bank records indicate that this account does not exist so the solvency certificate and bank statement are both forged�.