International Protection Act 2026

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Registration of application

39. (1) The Minister is designated as the competent authority to register applications for international protection pursuant to Article 4(3) of the Asylum Procedures Regulation.

(2) Without prejudice to the obligations to collect and transmit data in accordance with Chapter 1 of Part 2 , the Minister shall register the following information from an applicant in accordance with Article 27 of the Asylum Procedures Regulation by recording the information in a form (in this Part referred to as an “international protection application form”):

(a) the applicant’s name;

(b) the applicant’s date and place of birth;

(c) the applicant’s gender;

(d) the applicant’s nationality or nationalities or whether the applicant is stateless;

(e) the applicant’s family members as defined in Article 2 of the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation;

(f) in the case of an applicant who is a minor, the applicant’s siblings or relatives within the meaning of the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation present in a Member State, where applicable;

(g) where available, the type, number and period of validity of any identity or travel document of the applicant and the country that issued that document and other documents provided by the applicant which the Minister deems relevant for the purposes of identifying the applicant for the purposes of this Act and the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation;

(h) the date of the application, the place where the application was made and the person to whom the application was made;

(i) the applicant’s location or the applicant’s place of residence or address;

(j) where available, a telephone number and an email address which can be used to contact the applicant;

(k) such other information relevant for the purposes of this Act and the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation.

(3) Information collected from an applicant for the purposes of completing the form in section 33 may be used by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (2).

(4) An applicant shall be provided with the services of an interpreter during the registration process whenever appropriate communication cannot be otherwise ensured.