UI2024002107

      The appellant is a male citizen of Iraq who appealed to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision of the Secretary of State dated 7 December 2023 to refuse his claim for international protection. The First-tier Tribunal, in a decision promulgated on 11 April 2024, dismissed the appeal. The appellant now appeals to the Upper Tribunal.

      Permission to appeal was granted on only Ground 2 of four grounds:

GOA(2): At #27, the FTTJ rejects the appellant's evidence about the Home Office retaining his INID. The reasons for rejection are not founded on the appellant's credibility [or lack of credibility] (which only features in the next paragraph) but on the basis of submission by [confirmation from] the HOPO. It is arguable that that may not form a sufficient evidential basis for concluding that the appellant's account is not accepted. It may be that the error is not material because of the subsequent conclusion about the appellant's lack of credibility, but the point appears arguable.

      The First-tier Tribunal at [27-29] considered the matter of the appellant's documentation:

I have found the appellant has not been truthful about any aspect of his claim, and in my view he has every motivation for being untruthful about the location of his documentation. If I am mistaken, and the appellant does not have his INID , I note that having already provided his biometrics in Iraq, and being issued with an INID, there is no reason why he could not follow the process outlined in 6.7.9 of the CPIN, Iraq: Internal relocation, civil documentation and returns, version 14.0, October 2023. This indicates a replacement can be obtained through a power of attorney.