1701934 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The dismissal occurred because the applicant failed to attend a scheduled hearing.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the protection visa application, given the applicant's failure to attend the hearing and their subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed 14-day period.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement of a dismissed application within the statutory timeframe, the decision to dismiss the application is affirmed. Consequently, the Tribunal confirmed its prior decision to dismiss the application. The decision under review was therefore affirmed.