(1) Kalidasan (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondents) (2) Kaliyamoorthy (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondents) (3) Periyasamy (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondents) (4) Muthusamy (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondents)
Wednesday 29 April 2026
(1) The Appellant appeals the decision of the Upper Tribunal dated 25 March 2025 refusing permission to apply for judicial review following an oral hearing.
The Appellant entered the UK as a student but was unable to complete payment of his tuition fees after being defrauded by an employee of his visa agent. The university refused late payment. Before his student leave expired, he applied for FLR(HRO). While that application was pending, he secured sponsorship and applied to switch to Skilled Worker leave. Despite providing evidence of the fraud, the application was refused on 6 August 2024 for failure to meet mandatory switching requirements.
The UT Judge held that the grounds were unarguable: the applicant had not completed his course of study, a mandatory validity requirement.
(2) The Appellant appeals a decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT) dated 9 May refusing permission to apply for judicial review following an oral hearing.
The Appellant entered the UK as a student in January 2023. His leave was curtailed in September 2023 for failure to enrol and pay course fees. He applied to switch to Skilled Worker leave after securing a sponsor. The SSHD issued a letter in September 2024 stating that the student switching requirements were not met.
The UT held that the decision was neither procedurally unfair nor irrational.
(3) The Appellant appeals a decision of the Upper Tribunal dated 17 June 2025 refusing permission to apply for judicial review following an oral hearing.
The applicant sought to challenge the rejection of his Skilled Worker application dated 8 December 2024 as invalid. He entered the UK as a student in June 2022. His sponsorship was withdrawn in June 2023 and his leave curtailed in January 2024. He claimed asylum in February 2024 but failed to attend his asylum interview, leading to withdrawal of the claim.
He applied for Skilled Worker leave in June 2024. After an initial defective minded‑to‑reject notification, a valid MTR was issued in November 2024 and representations were made.
The UT refused permission, holding that the refusal decision was not arguably unlawful on public law grounds.
(4) The Appellant appeals a decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT) dated 13 June 2025, refusing permission to apply for judicial review following an oral hearing.
The Appellant entered the UK as a student in 2022 but was unable to pay the outstanding tuition fees, leading to withdrawal of his CAS on 15 February 2023 and curtailment of his leave.
The UT held that the Immigration Rules were lawfully applied.
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