IA188072014 & Ors

The appellants are citizens of India who were born on the (i) 2 nd February 1981, (ii) 10 th August 1959, (iii) 26th January 2005, and (iv) 6 th July 2007. The first and second appellants are respectively wife and husband, and the third and fourth appellants are their children. As anonymity was not directed in the First-tier Tribunal, I consider that there is no purpose in ordering it now.

The appellants appeal with permission against the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Henderson, who dismissed their appeals against the respondent�s decision to refuse the application of the first appellant for leave to remain as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant and to refuse the applications of the other appellants for leave to remain as her dependents. Unless the context otherwise admits, all further reference to �the appellant� is to the first appellant.

The respondent refused the appellant�s application, on the 21st February 2014, under paragraph 39B(c) of the Immigration Rules. This reads as follows:

(c) If the Entry Clearance Officer or Secretary of State has reasonable cause to doubt the genuineness of any document submitted by an applicant which is, or which purports to be, a specified document under these Rules, and having taken reasonable steps to verify the document is unable to verify that it is genuine, the document will be discounted for the purposes of this application.

The critical passage from the respondent�s letter to the appellant, explaining the reasons why her application had been refused, reads as follows: