Case No. UKUT-00085-(IAC)

1. The appellant was born a Ghanaian citizen in 1965. He was naturalised as a British Citizen in 2013. In his application for naturalisation, the appellant produced a Ghanaian passport, in the name of BA. 2. The appellant answered “no” to the entirety of the questions in section 3 of the form, dealing with good character. He accordingly denied that he had any criminal convictions and said he had not been engaged in any other activities which might have indicated that he may not be considered a person of good character. 3. In November 2 01 5, the respondent wrote to the appellant to say that she had reason s to believe the appellant had not told the truth in his application for British citizenship . The respondent gave details of information received by her, indicating that before acquiring indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom and subsequently British Citizenship, the appellant had obtained or attempted to obtain numerous UK drivers ’ licences and British passports in different identities. 4. The respondent further explained that a photograph submitted with the appellant’s application for naturalisation matched the photograph of the appellant bearing the nam e B A. Accordingly, documentation said to have be en used by the appellant in the identity of FJR, TA-W and SK-W must, according to the res pondent, have been false. 5. The appellant’s response to the respondent was somewhat singular. He appeared to accept using the three names mentioned by the respondent, in addition to BA. He also said he “got in trouble” in the USA , was detained there and subsequently deported. 6. A later response, made on behalf of the appellant by his solicitors, sought to explain the ap pellant’s actions by reference to “ some spiritual experience which cleansed him of destructive and oppressive thoughts, causing the deletion of certain facts linked to the traumatic experiences of his life… He therefore pleaded with the Secretary of State to assist him in his self-help spiritual journey”. 7. Unsurp risingly, in February 2017 the r espondent wrote to the a ppellant to inform him that she had decided he had obtained British citizenship fraudulently and that he should be deprived of it. B.