UI2024000305

Pursuant to rule 14 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, the appellant is granted anonymity. No-one shall publish or reveal any information, including the name or address of the appellant, likely to lead members of the public to identify the appellant and/or her children. Failure to comply with this order could amount to a contempt of court .

             The appellant is a citizen of Nigeria who entered the UK on a visit visa in February 2022 and did not leave when her visa expired. She has two children living with her in the UK. The youngest was born in the UK shortly after she arrived.

             The appellant has complex physical health problems, including breast cancer. She claims that returning her to Nigeria would breach article 3 ECHR because she would not be able to obtain life-sustaining treatment that is currently provided by the NHS. She also claims that removing her to Nigeria would violate article 8 ECHR.

             The respondent refused the appellant's application. She appealed to the First-tier Tribunal where her appeal came before Judge of the First-tier Tribunal Reid ("the judge"). In a decision dated 7 December 2023 the judge dismissed the appeal. The appellant appeals against this decision.

             The First-tier Tribunal refused permission to appeal. The Upper Tribunal granted permission to appeal and made an order granting the appellant anonymity. We maintain that order given the sensitive personal and medical matters relied on by the appellant.