UI2023001803

Pursuant to Rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, I make an anonymity order. Unless the Upper Tribunal or a Court directs otherwise, no report of these proceedings or any form of publication thereof shall directly or indirectly identify SJ or members of his family. This direction applies to, amongst others, all parties. Any failure to comply with this direction could give rise to contempt of court proceedings.

             The appellant brings this appeal against the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Chana ("the judge"), signed on 1 May 2023, by which she dismissed the appellant's appeal against the refusal of her protection and human rights claims.

             The appellant is a citizen of Vietnam. She came to the United Kingdom as a child, accompanying a relative on a visit. She overstayed her visit visa and she claimed to be a victim of trafficking. However, she received a negative reasonable grounds decision and preparations were made for her return to Vietnam. On 26 June 2019 she made a human rights application based on her family and private life but this was also refused. On 7 November 2019 the appellant claimed asylum as a minor.

             Despite accepting that the appellant followed pure Hoa Hao Buddhism, the respondent did not accept the appellant would be at risk on return. Paragraph 2.4.8 of the CPIN Hoa Hao Buddhism stated that,

"Hoa Hao Buddhists are unlikely to be at risk on return to Vietnam and only those suspected of having a political opinion critical to the government may be subject to monitoring."