The applicant sought to be admitted for settlement to the UK as the adopted child of a parent settled in the UK.
Held: The relevant rule required the reason for the adoption to be the inability of the natural parents to care for the child. That included the lack of skill, means or opportunity to care for the child, but did not include a mere unwillingess to care for her.
Judges:
Pill LJ, Mance LJ, Keene LJ
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Civ 89, Times 23-Feb-2005, [2005] INLR 564
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.222610