Britse uitspraak: Als Zambrano het niet haalt dan is er een bredere toetsing op basis van artikel 20 VwEU en zo dus ook een proportionaliteitstoets van het familieleven

 

Upper Tribunal

(Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Appeal Number: EA/01171/2018

 

 

THE IMMIGRATION ACTS

 

 

Heard at Field House	Decision and Reasons Promulgated
On 06 August 2019	On 28 October 2019

 

Before

 

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE GLEESON

UPPER TRIBUNAL JUDGE CANAVAN

 

 

Between

 

O S

(ANONYMITY DIRECTION MADE)

Appellant

and

 

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT

 

Rights under the EU Treaties

31. The appellant does not have a derived right of residence with reference to Zambrano principles because the children would not be forced to leave the area of EU if the appellant is removed. However, he can rely on the broader rights his son has under Article 20 TFEU. His son's rights as a European citizen are engaged, which must include consideration of the best interests of the child (Article 24(2) Charter) and his right to private and family life (Article 7 Charter): see Rendón Marín. The appellant has a genuine and subsisting family life with his son. His removal would lead to long term separation from the child, which would not be in his son's best interests, particularly given his mother's health problems. For these reasons, we conclude that the decision to remove the appellant would not be proportionate under EU law. The appellant derives a right of residence under EU law based on his family life with an EEA national child.

Human Rights

32. Although we have found that the appeal is confined to EU law grounds, we indicated at the hearing that, even if this was an appeal that could be brought on human rights grounds with reference to the European Convention, we would conclude that removal would amount to a disproportionate interference with the appellant's right to family life under Article 8 of the European Convention. This finding is not binding upon the Secretary of State, but given the confusion caused by the respondent's failure to consider obvious human rights issues raised in interview, and the misleading nature of the notice of decision, which suggested that human rights grounds could be raised in this appeal, it is appropriate to express our view.

33. Section 117B(6) NIAA 2002 is not specifically tailored to European citizen children. Both children meet the definition of a 'qualifying child'. The appellant's son, because he has been continuously resident in the UK for a period of seven years, and his daughter, because she is a British citizen. If this was a human rights appeal, we would be satisfied that the appellant has a genuine and subsisting parental relationship with both children. The 'real world' situation is that both children would remain in the UK with their mothers and would not be expected to leave the UK. However, the consequence of the appellant's removal would be the long-term separation of the children from their father. For the purpose of the hypothetical assessment under section 117B(6), in so far as it is said to be compliant with Article 8 of the European Convention, we conclude that it would be unreasonable to expect the children to leave the UK.

34. The decision breaches the appellant's rights under the EU Treaties in respect of entry to or residence in the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

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