1618217 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The applicant did not appear at the scheduled hearing, and subsequently failed to apply for reinstatement of their application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the application, given the applicant's failure to seek reinstatement.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement within the stipulated timeframe following a dismissal for non-appearance, the decision to dismiss is taken to be affirmed. Consequently, the Tribunal confirmed its earlier decision to dismiss the application. The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.