OA148492013

For the Respondent: Miss A Mohsin, Counsel, instructed by Marks & Marks Solicitors

I see no need for, and do not make, an order restricting reporting about this decision.

This appeal comes about because the respondent, hereinafter �the claimant�, made an unsuccessful application for entry clearance as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. His application was refused on 19 June 2013 and the claimant given a document entitled �Notice of Immigration Decision - Refusal of Entry Clearance�.

The Notice begins by recording, correctly, that the claimant has applied for entry clearance as a partner under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules and that the application was considered with reference to paragraph EC-P.1.1 of Appendix FM and 320(11) of the Immigration Rules.

Paragraph EC-P.1.1 of the Immigration Rules is headed �Entry clearance as a partner� and is a �catch all� provision requiring that the applicant is outside the United Kingdom, that he has made a valid application for entry clearance as a partner, that the applicant �must not fall for refusal under any of the grounds in S-EC and the applicant must meet all of the requirements of Section EC-P.