# The Immigration and Asylum Appeals (Procedure) Rules 2003, Article 18: Determining the permission application


(1) An application for permission to appeal to the Tribunal must be decided by a legally qualified member of the Tribunal without a hearing.
(2) The Tribunal is not required to consider any grounds of appeal other than those included in the application.
(3) The Tribunal may grant or refuse permission to appeal.
(4) The Tribunal may grant permission to appeal only if it is satisfied that—
(a) the appeal would have a real prospect of success; or
(b) there is some other compelling reason why the appeal should be heard.
(5) Where the Tribunal grants permission to appeal it may limit the permission to one or more of the grounds of appeal specified in the application.
(6) The Tribunal’s determination must include its reasons, which may be in summary form.
(7) Where the Tribunal grants permission to appeal—
(a) its determination must indicate the grounds upon which permission to appeal is granted; and
(b) the appellate authority must serve on the respondent, together with the determination, a copy of the application notice and the documents which were attached to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/652/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-and-asylum-appeals-procedure-rules-2003/article-18
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