OA110552014

The Appellant before the Upper Tribunal is the Entry Clearance Officer. The Respondent before the Upper Tribunal is Mr Muhammad Liaqat. I shall simply refer to him, throughout this determination, as the Claimant. This is the Entry Clearance Officer's appeal to the Upper Tribunal in respect of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Cox) promulgated on 23 rd June 2015 allowing the Claimant's appeal against a decision of 15 th July 2014 refusing to grant him entry clearance to come to the UK with a view to settlement.

The Claimant's application for entry clearance, on the basis of his relationship, was made on 19 th December 2013. The Entry Clearance Officer was satisfied that the requirements of the relevant substantive Immigration Rule were met. However, the refusal was based on the discretionary refusal ground contained within paragraph 320(11) of the Immigration Rules.

The grounds of application for permission to appeal contend, in effect, that the Claimant's credibility was seriously undermined, that he had overstayed, that he had given false or incomplete information pursuant to his application, that the asylum claim represented a "blatant attempt to remain in the UK" and that there had not been a "suitable balancing exercise" undertaken by the Judge

In all the above circumstances I conclude that the First-tier Tribunal did not make an error of law and that its decision shall stand.

The decision of the First-tier Tribunal did not involve an error of law and its decision shall stand.