IA006792014

For the Respondent: Mr Allan (12 November 2014) and Mr Norton (16 January 2015), Specialist Appeals Team

The appellant appeals from the decision of the First-tier Tribunal dismissing his appeal against the decision by the respondent to refuse him further leave to remain and to make directions for his removal under Section 47 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. The First-tier Tribunal did not make an anonymity direction, and I do not consider that such a direction is warranted for these proceedings in the Upper Tribunal.

The appellant is a national of Nigeria, whose date of birth is 30 June 1974. He first landed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2002, and claimed asylum under an assumed identity. His asylum claim was refused, and his appeal against the refusal of asylum was dismissed in an Adjudicator�s determination dated 18 July 2003. On 2 April 2004 the appellant made an application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom as the unmarried partner of a British citizen.

On 2 April 2008 the appellant was arrested by police officers and subsequently charged with four offences of possessing false identity documents with intent. On 18 June 2008, after pleading guilty, the appellant received a sixteen month prison sentence for these offences, which was reduced to twelve months on appeal.

On 12 November 2008 the appellant�s appeal against the refusal of leave to remain as the unmarried partner of a person present and settled in the UK came before a panel chaired by Judge Chohan at Wolverhampton Magistrates� Court.