1712245 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The applicant did not attend the hearing before the Tribunal.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether the applicant's failure to attend the hearing, and their subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed 14-day period, necessitated the affirmation of the Tribunal's decision to dismiss the application.

The Tribunal Member, Nora Lamont, applied the relevant procedural rules which stipulated that if an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement within 14 days of a dismissal for non-attendance, the decision to dismiss the application is to be confirmed. As the applicant did not meet this requirement, the Tribunal was bound to affirm its earlier decision.

The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.