1926888 (Refugee)

The applicant, a citizen of Vietnam, 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 for their review application.

The primary legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the review application, given the applicant's non-appearance and subsequent failure to apply for reinstatement within the prescribed timeframe.

The Tribunal applied the principle that where an applicant fails to appear at a hearing and does not seek reinstatement within 14 days of the dismissal, the Tribunal must confirm the dismissal. Consequently, the decision under review is taken to be affirmed. The Tribunal confirmed its decision to dismiss the application.