IA103642014

The appellant is a citizen of Pakistan born on 1 January 1953. He has appealed with the permission of the First-tier Tribunal against a decision of Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Devittie, promulgated on 3 November 2014, dismissing his appeal against a decision of the respondent, dated 10 February 2014, to remove him to Pakistan having refused his application for leave on human rights grounds.

The reasons for refusal letter, dated 10 February 2014, explained the appellant did not meet the requirements of the rules. The letter noted the appellant had caring responsibilities for his niece�s son, Owais, who has serious health problems. However, Naeem Akhtar had access to assistance from social services so alternative care arrangements could be put in place. The best interests of all the children required them to remain in the UK with their mother, which they could do. There were insufficient factors justifying allowing the appellant to remain in the UK.

(iii) I do not however accept that the appellant has a long term commitment to serving as a full-time assistant to his niece�s children. I do not accept that if granted leave, the appellant would in the long term regard it as his vocation to provide care and support to his niece and her children. As I have indicated, the appellant�s immigration history reinforces my conclusion [in] that regard.

The Judge concluded in paragraph 15 that the appellant's removal would not have sufficiently serious consequences for the well-being of his niece�s children to outweigh the public interest in the maintenance of effective immigration control.

The appellant submitted grounds seeking permission to appeal drafted by counsel who had represented him before the First-tier Tribunal. There are three grounds: