RP000282019

For the Respondent: Mr. P. Nathan of counsel, instructed by J. McCarthy Solicitors

The Respondent applied for asylum on 1 October 2007, stating that he was a national of Sudan and a member of the Zaghawa tribe and the Justice and Equality Movement. His application was refused but his subsequent appeal was allowed and he was granted refugee status on 26 March 2010.

It is the Appellant's case that the Respondent is a national of Chad and that this is confirmed by the fact that he applied for visit visas for the United States of America in the name of Hassan Aboulaya Yaya in May, June and September 2005 and 23 August 2007.

The Respondent arrived back in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2013 and his travel document disclosed that he had visited Chad as well as France. The Appellant cancelled the Respondent's refugee status on 15 January 2019. The Respondent and his wife were also refused indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom on 5 March 2019 but he was granted limited leave to remain for 30 months on human rights grounds.

The Respondent appealed against the decision to revoke his refugee status and First-tier Tribunal Judge Randall allowed his appeal in a decision promulgated on 12 July 2019. The Appellant appealed against this decision and on 7 August 2019 First-tier Tribunal Judge Ford refused permission to appeal. However, on 5 September 2019 Upper Tribunal Judge Hanson granted the Appellant permission to appeal. The Respondent filed a Rule 24 Response on 8 October 2019.