VA342542012

The appellant is a citizen of Tanzania. On 26 March 2013 First-tier Tribunal Judge Chambers dismissed her appeal against a decision made by the respondent on 6 September 2012 refusing to grant her entry clearance as a domestic worker in a private household under paragraph 159A of the Immigration Rules which as from 6 April 2012 stated:

159A. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as a domestic worker in a private household are that the applicant:

(ii) has been employed as a domestic worker for one year or more immediately prior to the application for entry clearance under the same roof as the employer or in a household that the employer uses for himself on a regular basis and where evidence � is produced to demonstrate the connection between employer and employee [in the form of;

(a) a letter from the employer confirming that the domestic worker has been employed by them in that capacity for the twelve months immediately prior to the date of application; and

(b) one of the following documents covering the same period of employment as that in (a):