Is it legal for me to refuse to hire a qualified applicant for?
For an anonymous OP, you ask a lot of questions about managing your employees, in an unknown country, during a Global Pandemic emergency. How fortunate you must be to recognizeat this very moment--that your lack of expertise is so evident. One might get the idea you knew nothing about working for a business, acting as a supervisor, or gaining actual work experience. Show me a legitimate Quora profile page with verifiable experience or knowledge to match the questions and answers, and I'll take the time to answer your original question. Assuming your company is in the USA.