sorry, i did not know how to start a new one, this is the exact copy of the refusal letter
The Decision
EC-P.1.1(c) - Section S-EC: Suitability-Entry Clearance Requirements
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EC-P.1.1(d) - Section E-ECP: Eligibility for entry clearance as a partner
Relationship Requirements ECO Reasons for Refusal
You have not provided any evidence which shows that you and your sponsor have met in person. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P. 1.1(d) of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. (E-ECP.2.5)
As part of an application for entry clearance under Appendix FM you are required to provide a fully completed Appendix 2 financial requirements form. You did not provide this form with your application. The Appendix 2 form contains important questions regarding your application, particularly regarding your relationship; it provides information regarding when you state you first met, when your relationship started, how you keep in contact and the frequency of this contact and information regarding whether you and your partner have previously been married.
You have applied to join your sponsor in the UK. However you have not provided documents to
show you are married or have been in a civil partnership akin to marriage. Consequently, I am not satisfied that your marriage/civil partnership is valid. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P. 1.1(d) of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. (E-ECP.2.7)
You have not provided any evidence that you are in a genuine relationship, e.g. evidence of how, where and when you met or evidence of how you have kept in contact during periods apart, before or since your marriage. This list is not prescriptive. It is reasonable to expect that, in a genuine subsisting, supportive and affectionate relationship, there would be significant evidence of regular contact, signs of companionship, emotional support, affection and an abiding interest in each other’s welfare and well-being. There is a lack of evidence of personal contact and regular correspondence between you. Therefore I am not satisfied that you have formed a genuine and durable relationship; your relationship with your sponsor is genuine and subsisting; or that you intend to live together permanently in the UK. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P. 1.1(d) of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. (E-ECP.2.6 & 2.10)
Financial Requirements
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English Language Requirement
ECO Reasons for Refusals
You are not exempt from the English language requirement under paragraph E-ECP.4.2. In addition, you are not a national of a majority English speaking country listed in paragraph GEN 1.6 and have not passed an English language test (A1 Level of Common European Framework) with a provider approved by UKBA and/or do not hold an academic qualification recognised by NARIC UK to be the equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or PhD in the UK, which was taught in English. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P. 1.1(d) of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules. (E-ECP.4.1)
You are applying from a country listed in Appendix T Part 1 of the Immigration Rules and have failed to present a valid medical certificate confirming that you have undergone screening for active pulmonary tuberculosis and that you are free from this disease. Your application therefore falls for refusal under paragraph A39 of the Immigration Rules.
I have therefore refused your application because I am not satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that you meet all of the requirements of the relevant Paragraph of the United Kingdom Immigration Rules.
I have considered your rights under Article 8 of ECHR. Article 8 of the ECHR is a qualified right, proportionate with the need to maintain an effective immigration and border control and decisions under the Immigration Rules are deemed to be compliant with human rights legislation. Given the concerns raised above regarding the relationship, I am not satisfied that you have a family life with the sponsor. As this is the case, Article 8(1) does not apply to you. However, if you do have a family life with the sponsor, I am satisfied the decision is proportionate under Article 8(2). I note that no satisfactory reason has been put forward as to why the sponsor in the UK is unable to travel to Nigeria to be with you. I am therefore satisfied the decision is justified by the need to maintain an effective immigration and border control.
It has also been considered whether your application raises any exceptional circumstances which, consistent with the right to respect for private and family life contained in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, might warrant a grant of entry clearance to the United Kingdom outside the requirements of the Immigration Rules. You have not raised any such exceptional circumstances so it has been decided that your application does not fall for a grant of entry clearance outside the rules.
Because your application has been refused, the Health Surcharge payment made in relation to this specific application for a visa/entry clearance will now be refunded automatically. The refund will be made to the card used to pay the Health Surcharge. You should note that you
may be required to make a fresh Health Surcharge payment with any fresh application or if any appeal against this decision is successful.
Your right of appeal
You are entitled to appeal against this decision under section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. If you wish to appeal you must complete the attached IAFT- 6 Notice of Appeal form. An information sheet has also been provided. Should you require further advice or assistance please visit
www.gov.uk/immiqration-asvlum-tribunal/appeal-from- outside-the-uk
If you decide to appeal against the refusal of this application, the decision will be reviewed with your grounds of appeal and the supporting documents you provide. You are strongly advised to complete all sections of the form and submit all relevant documents with your Notice of Appeal, as it may be possible to resolve the points at issue without an appeal hearing.
