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This is an appeal against the decision of Judge of the First‑tier Tribunal Hussain dated 7 July 2015 in which the judge dismissed the Appellant's appeal against the Respondent's decision of 8 January 2014 to refuse the Appellant entry clearance.
The background to the matter is this. The Appellant was born in the Philippines on 11 October 1996. His mother is Maria Theresa Kinch ('the Sponsor'). The Appellant has one full sister, Kamille Harris Decena, born in 1994. Their father is Mr Harris Decena. The Appellant and Kamille have two half sisters, Kimberly and Katrina Tolosa, born in 1983, from a previous marriage of the Sponsor, prior to her relationship with Mr Decena.
The Sponsor's relationship with Mr Decena broke down in around 2005. In or around 2010, the Sponsor married Mr Kinch, a British national, and on 30 August 2010, the Sponsor was issued entry clearance to enter the UK as his spouse. The Sponsor has had the benefit of indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom since 25 February 2013.
On or around 15 October 2013, the Appellant made an application for entry clearance under paragraph 297 of the immigration rules to join the Sponsor in the United Kingdom, on the grounds that the Sponsor had sole responsibility for his upbringing.
It is appropriate to set out the relevant parts of paragraph 297 HC395 at this point:
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