1809661 (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 affirm the decision to dismiss the 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 Tribunal must confirm the decision to dismiss. Consequently, the decision under review was taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed the decision to dismiss the application.