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Judicial review of RAD decision dismissed; credibility findings based on delay were reasonable.
The applicant sought judicial review of a decision of the Refugee Appeal Division confirming the Refugee Protection Division's refusal of her refugee claim.
The claim was based on fear of her former boyfriend in Saint Lucia.
The RAD found the claim lacked credibility due to an eight-year delay in seeking asylum and a failure to mention the abuse in a prior H&C application.
The Federal Court held the RAD's credibility findings were reasonable, noting that delay in claiming protection can undermine subjective fear, and dismissed the application.
