Ivan Khomych v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Facts

The appellant, Ivan Khomych, is a citizen of Ukraine who had made several successful applications for entry clearance as a visitor between October 2006 and December 2012. On 25 May 2019 he applied for a residence card, apparently under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, and a residence card was issued on 15 May 2019. Also on 25 May 2019 he applied for pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, which was granted on 15 July 2019. He later applied for settled status. The respondent wrote to him on three occasions seeking evidence of his residence in the United Kingdom between April 2019 and March 2024, or of any other qualifying period relied on, explaining that automated checks did not confirm the continuous qualifying period claimed; the final deadline was 18 April 2024. No response was received and the application was refused on 19 April 2024 on the basis that the evidence of periodic residence between April 2018 and January 2023 was not continuous, that there was insufficient evidence of residence before the specified date, and that the tax year overviews did not match checks against his national insurance number. The appellant appealed to the First-tier Tribunal, but never engaged with the tribunal, failing to comply with two directions and providing no further evidence.