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This is an appeal by Enver Bakalli and Dilfiqar Bakalli against the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Mitchell who in a determination promulgated on the 1 st December 2014 dismissed their appeals against the refusal of visit visas by the ECO in Tirana. The applications had been made before the new rules limiting right of appeal came into force and accordingly they had a full right of appeal on both applications in respect of the application of paragraph 41 of the Immigration Rules.
One basis for the refusal of their applications was that dishonesty had been employed in making the applications, 320(7A) and paragraph 320(7B)(ii) had been considered in the determination. The complaint is that the judge at paragraph 15 made findings which are inconsistent and contradictory to those made in paragraph 17. At paragraph 15 the judge said this:
"Therefore despite the fact that the entry clearance officer did not comply with directions and produce the relevant information from the Albanian border guards it is quite clear that the appellants have each individually given false information to the entry clearance officers."
"I therefore conclude that the decision to refuse the appellants entry clearance as visitors was correct under paragraph 320(7A) of the immigration rules. The appellants' appeals must therefore fail."
At paragraph 17 of the decision he returned to the issue and concluded in this way:
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