Tribunal decisions

The decision

IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL
IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER
Case No: UI-2025-004375
& UI-2025-004376

First-tier Tribunal No: PA/58577/2024
& PA/58579/2024

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

Decision & Reasons Issued:

14 January 2026

Before

DEPUTY UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE KIRK

Between

A B
&
B B
(ANONYMITY ORDER MADE)
Appellants
and

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT
Respondent

DECISION AND REASONS
1. The Appellants are citizens of Albania. The First Appellant is the Second Appellant’s mother. The Second Appellant was born in 2010 and is now 15 years old.
2. They appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal dated 25 August 2025 dismissing their appeals against decisions of the Respondent dated 7 March 2024 refusing them international protection.
3. Permission to appeal was granted on the grounds it was arguable that the First-tier Tribunal had not considered properly the provisions of section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, and it was arguable that the Judge was wrong to find that there had been no threats from the First Appellant’s former father-in-law when the Respondent accepted that there had been such threats.
4. I have seen e-mail correspondence between Mr J Nappey, Senior Home Office Presenting Officer for the Respondent and Mr M Shoaib, solicitor from Briton Solicitors for the Appellants agreeing that the appeal should be remitted for rehearing before the First-tier Tribunal on all issues.
5. Pursuant to rule 34 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 and having regard to the views expressed by the parties concerning the need for and form of any hearing, I have determined this appeal without a hearing.

Notice of Decision
6. The appeal is allowed. The First-tier Tribunal erred in law. I set aside the decision and order that the appeal be determined again in the First-tier Tribunal.

Linda J Kirk

Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal
Immigration and Asylum Chamber

13 January 2026