Tribunal decisions

The decision

Upper Tribunal
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: IA/25639/2014

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

Heard at Bradford
Decision & Reasons Promulgated
On 16th June 2015
On 26th June 2015

Before

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE D E TAYLOR

Between

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Appellant

and

Duangjan Marples
(ANONYMITY DIRECTION NOT MADE)
Respondent

Representation:

For the Appellant: Mr Diwncyz, Home Office Presenting Officer
For the Respondent: Mr Hussain, Counsel instructed by Fusco Browne

DECISION AND REASONS

1. This is the Secretary of State's appeal against the decision of Judge Williams made following a hearing at Stoke on 16th September 2014.
2. The judge allowed the claimant's appeal against the decision to refuse her application on the grounds that she had not provided the necessary English language qualification.
3. The Secretary of State challenged his decision stating that the certificate produced had a validity of two years and therefore that the judge had erred in finding that there was no evidence that the English language qualification was time-limited.
4. Permission to appeal was granted by Judge Chamberlain for the reasons stated in the grounds.
5. At the hearing Mr Diwncyz accepted that the Immigration Judge's decision should stand.
6. In the UKBA guidance published after a freedom of information request dated 28th April 2014 UKBA states that if a qualification has previously been accepted by them in connection with another immigration application e.g. for entry clearance, it will be accepted.
7. It is not disputed that the claimant submitted an application to join her husband in the UK as a spouse and as part of that application provided evidence of having passed the English language test at level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Notice of Decision

The decision of the original judge shall stand. The claimant's appeal is allowed.

No anonymity direction is made.

Signed Date

Upper Tribunal Judge Taylor