CA-2024-002348 - [2025] EWCA Civ 1390

The material facts can be stated shortly. The appellant was born on 31 March 1985 and is now aged 40. He is married with two young children and is a carer for his wife, ED. The appellant came from Iran about 25 years ago and was granted refugee status. The appellant married ED who was living in Iran. They had their first child in 2020. On 10 March 2021, ED was given permission to join RR in the United Kingdom as his spouse. Sadly, a few days later, ED was seriously injured in a car accident in Iran when she sustained brain damage and life-changing injuries. Those problems have left her with mobility problems, problems with her vision and dizziness and have left her with constant pain in her legs, lower back and pelvis. The appellant’s wife and child subsequently came to the United Kingdom. Their second child was born in the United Kingdom in 2023. Prior to his wife’s arrival in the United Kingdom, the appellant was working as a taxi driver. When ED arrived in the United Kingdom, the appellant became her primary carer.