1707147 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The applicant failed to appear for a scheduled interview and did not respond to an invitation to reinstate their application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant's failure to apply for reinstatement of their application within the stipulated timeframe necessitated the confirmation of the decision to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to take a required procedural step within the specified time, the decision under review is taken to be affirmed. As the applicant did not apply for reinstatement within the 14 days, the Tribunal was obliged to confirm the dismissal of the application.

The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.