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

 

Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: IA/07970/2013

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

Heard at Field House	Determination Promulgated
On 10 October 2013	On 21 November 2013
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Before

 

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE ALLEN

 

 

 

Between

 

LEONARDO D’EMILIJO

 

Appellant

and

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

 

Respondent

 

Representation:

 

For the Appellant: In person

For the Respondent: Ms K Pal, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer

 

 

DETERMINATION AND REASONS

 

 

1. The appellant appealed to a Judge of the First-tier Tribunal against the respondent's decision of 5 April 2013 refusing his application for a residence card under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006. The judge heard the appeal on the papers and dismissed it on the basis that there were no relevant documents available to him and accordingly the burden of proof had not been satisfied by the appellant.

 

2. In his grounds of appeal the appellant refereed to a detailed document that had been provided by special delivery to the Tribunal on 30 July 2013, two days before the day on which the judge considered the appeal. Proof of sending the documentation was provided with the grounds. Permission to appeal was granted on the basis that there was an arguable procedural error.

 

3. At the hearing before me it was in effect common ground that the documentation should have been put before the judge who, through no fault of his own, was as a consequence unable to address it. Accordingly the appropriate disposal of the appeal is for it to be heard again de novo in the First-tier Tribunal at Hatton Cross by a judge other than Judge Camp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signed Date

 

 

Upper Tribunal Judge Allen