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Upper Tribunal Appeal Number: VA/11865/2013
(Immigration and Asylum Chamber)

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

Determined at Field House
Notice sent
On: 24 April 2014
On: 25 April 2014

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Before

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE O'CONNOR

Between

BEKIR EKINCI
Appellant
and

ENTRY CLEARANCE OFFICER - ISTANBUL
Respondent

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AND
REASONS FOR THE TRIBUNAL GIVING CONSENT
1. The appellant is a citizen of Turkey. He appealed to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision of the ECO refusing him entry clearance as a visitor. The First-tier Tribunal dismissed the appeal in a determination promulgated on 15 January 2014. Judge Pooler granted the appellant permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal.
2. By way of a letter to the Upper Tribunal dated the 23 April 2014 the appellant's legal representative states that "the appellant no longer wishes to proceed with this hearing", having first set out the appellant's name, appeal reference number and the date of hearing before the Upper Tribunal (14 May 2014).
3. Consent of the Upper Tribunal is required for a party to withdraw its case. Having carefully considered the facts of this appeal as a whole, and observing that the ECO was the successful party before the First-tier Tribunal, I give such consent to the appellant to withdraw his case.
4. Accordingly with my consent, and pursuant to rule 17(5) of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008, this appeal is recorded as "Withdrawn with the consent of the Upper Tribunal". This is a Notice pursuant to rule 17(5) to inform the parties that the appellant's case is withdrawn.
5. The effect of the appellant's case being withdrawn from the Upper Tribunal is that the proceedings before the Upper Tribunal are at an end. There is no appeal before the Upper Tribunal and the First-tier Tribunal's decision shall stand.

Signed:

Upper Tribunal Judge O'Connor
Date: 24 April 2014