1715724 (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 at the scheduled hearing, leading to the dismissal of their application. The applicant did not subsequently apply for reinstatement of the 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 appear and their subsequent failure to seek reinstatement.

The Tribunal applied the relevant procedural rules, which stipulated that if an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement within 14 days of a dismissal for non-appearance, the Tribunal must confirm the dismissal. As this condition was met, the Tribunal was bound to affirm the decision under review. The Tribunal confirmed its decision to dismiss the application.