The Appellants
2. Some basic understanding of the family unit comprised by the five Appellants is essential: (a) The first Appellant, the father, is a national of India, a civil engineer by profession, now aged 42 years. (b) The second Appellant, the mother, is a national of Pakistan, a BA graduate, now aged 39 years. (c) There are three children of the family, all born in the United Kingdom. They are aged 8, 4, and 2 years respectively. 3. The parents met for the first time in the United Kingdom and were married in this jurisdiction. The father of the family was lawfully resident in the United Kingdom during some seven years, from September 2003 to April 2010. The mother was lawfully resident here between September 2006 and December 2009. They were married on 09 October 2008. 4. At this juncture it is of some significance to note the following, which is not contentious: (a) Both the father and the oldest child of the family are nationals of India. (b) The mother is a national of Pakistan. (c) The second and third children do not have nationality of either India or Pakistan. (d) None of the children is a British national.