2106673 (Refugee)

The applicant sought review of a decision by the Refugee Tribunal to dismiss their application for a protection visa. The applicant had failed to attend a scheduled hearing before the Tribunal, and subsequently failed to apply for reinstatement of their application within the prescribed 14-day period.

The central legal issue before the Tribunal was whether it was required to confirm the dismissal of the applicant's protection visa application, given the applicant's failure to apply for reinstatement within the statutory timeframe.

The Tribunal Member, Catherine Wall, applied the relevant legislative provisions which mandate that where an applicant fails to apply for reinstatement within the 14-day period following the dismissal of their application, 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.