Refugee’s adult child not entitled to family reunification under statutory scheme

Court of Appeal upholds decision that the appellant, a recognised refugee, could not include her eldest child in a family reunification application under the applicable statute, as the child was not a minor at the time of the application—a statutory requirement. The appellant argued that this was unfair since her daughter was a minor when she initially sought asylum, but the court found no constitutional, European Union law, or European Convention on Human Rights violation in the statutory age requirement for family reunification. The court also noted the existence of an alternative remedy through a discretionary application under a policy document, which the appellant had not pursued.