OA154102013 & OA094342013

The Appellants are both nationals of India. They are respectively a mother, date of birth 20 th May 1970 and a daughter date of birth 18 th December 1994. They seek entry clearance to settle in the United Kingdom with Mr Manjir Kaur, a British national. Mr Kaur is the husband of the First Appellant and the father of the Second Appellant.

This determination concerns the Appellants' linked appeals against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Judge Miles) to dismiss their appeals against the decisions of the Respondent to refuse entry clearance. Permission to appeal was granted on the 7 th September 2015 by Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge Archer.

This is a matter with a complex chronology, and it is in part the timing of the various applications and decisions which give rise to the issues in this appeal.

Mr Kaur came to the United Kingdom in 2001. Having been refused asylum he overstayed for many years, finally being granted indefinite leave under the 'legacy' scheme in October 2011. He is now a British citizen.

On the 18 th October 2012 both Appellants completed online applications for entry clearance to join the Sponsor Mr Kaur. They awaited the relevant documentary evidence to be sent from the Sponsor in the UK before attending the Visa Post in Jalandhar to attend a pre-arranged appointment to submit said evidence.