United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments

 

Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: IA/46341/2014

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

Heard at Field House	Determination Promulgated
On 21 October 2015	On 4 November 2015

 

Before

 

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE PLIMMER

 

 

Between

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

Appellant

and

 

ARTYK BASAROV

Respondent

 

 

Representation :

For the Appellant: Mr Clarke, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer

For the Respondent: Ms Ahmad, Counsel

 

 

DECISION ON JURISDICTION

1.              The appellant ('the SSHD') has appealed against a decision of First-tier Tribunal Judge Chamberlain dated 22 May 2015 in which he allowed the respondent's appeal under the Immigration Rules.

2.              In succinct grounds of appeal the SSHD argued that the First-tier Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the appeal. After hearing from Mr Clarke, Ms Ahmad conceded that the First-tier Tribunal had no jurisdiction, and neither does the Upper Tribunal. Ms Ahmad was entirely correct to make this submission. As the matter has been conceded I provide a summary of my reasons for agreeing with the parties that the First-tier Tribunal had no jurisdiction.

3.              The SSHD made a decision dated 27 October 2014 to remove the respondent on the basis that he was guilty of deception in seeking leave to remain in the United Kingdom (UK) and as such he could only appeal after he had left the UK. That this is correct is clear from sections 82(g) and 92 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. Ms Ahmad accepted that human rights submissions were not made prior to the removal decision and as such section 92(4) of the 2002 Act did not avail the respondent - see R (on the application of Nirula) v SSHD [2012] EWCA Civ 1436 at [17 to 25].

4.              The acceptance that the First-tier Tribunal had no jurisdiction to decide this appeal because the respondent did not have an in-country right of appeal is sufficient to dispose of these proceedings. The First-tier Tribunal did not have jurisdiction.

 

 

Signed:

 

Ms M. Plimmer

Judge of the Upper Tribunal

 

Date:

21 October 2015