1912892 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of China, sought a protection visa. The Refugee Tribunal dismissed the applicant's application due to their non-appearance. The applicant failed to apply for reinstatement of the application within the prescribed 14-day period following the dismissal.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to affirm its decision to dismiss the application, given the applicant's failure to seek reinstatement within the statutory timeframe.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement of a dismissed application within the 14-day period, the Tribunal must confirm the decision to dismiss. Consequently, the decision under review was taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed its decision to dismiss the application.