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            The appellant is a citizen of Pakistan and was born on 18 February 2021. On 9 February 2022 the respondent refused his application for entry clearance to the UK under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules and on Article 8 grounds. The appellant's appeal against that decision was dismissed by First-tier Tribunal ("FtT") Judge Nightingale ("the judge") for reasons set out in a decision dated 24 February 2023.
            The issues in the appeal are set out in paragraph [5] of the decision:
"Subsequent to the decision, the sponsor had been granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom . Mr Dhanji conceded that this was a "new matter" and given that the respondent's review refused consent to consideration of paragraph 297, the case was to be argued on the basis of serious and compelling circumstances outside of the Immigration Rules ."
            The sponsor attended the hearing of the appeal and her evidence is set out at paragraphs [6] to [9] of the decision. The judge's findings and conclusions are set out at paragraphs [17] to [21] of the decision. The judge accepted the sponsor had lived in the United Kingdom from the age of 11 and appears, at some point, to have been granted discretionary leave to remain. The judge noted the sponsor has subsequently been granted indefinite leave to remain, although she could not take that into account.
            At paragraph [19] of her decision the judge said:
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