OA186262013 & OA186282013

These are linked appeals against the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Wright promulgated on 16 October 2014 dismissing the Appellants� appeals against the Respondent�s decisions dated 26 August 2013 to refuse entry clearance as the wife and son respectively of Mr Robin Rai, a British citizen, (hereafter �the sponsor�).

However, in respect of the financial requirements the following passage appear in the Notices of Immigration Decision. (I quote from the decision in respect of the First Appellant, but a similar passage also appeared in the decision in respect of the Second Appellant.) Having set out the issues identified by the decision-maker under the Rules the following was said:

The Appellants appealed to the IAC against the refusals of entry clearance, lodging appeals on 30 September 2013. It is not apparent that there was any further review in respect of the financial requirements and it is not apparent that the matter to which I have alluded was identified as being possibly relevant before the First-tier Tribunal.

The appeals were dismissed for the reasons set out in the decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Wright. Although the Judge found in the Aappellants� favour in respect of the relationship requirements as between the sponsor and the First Appellant, the Judge was not satisfied in respect of the financial requirements of the Rules.

The Appellants applied for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal which was granted on 16 December 2014 by First-tier Tribunal Judge Cheales.