The Court dismissed a judicial review application challenging a Tribunal decision affirming refusal of a protection visa, where the self-represented applicant advanced no grounds of review either in writing or orally. Despite extending latitude to the unrepresented applicant and conducting its own review of the Tribunal decision for obvious jurisdictional error, the Court found no error, holding that the Tribunal had properly engaged with the applicant's claims, complied with procedural fairness requirements, and rejected the claims for cogent and rational reasons. The applicant's submissions amounted to an impermissible invitation for merits review.
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