International Protection Act 2026

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Submission of elements and documents

41. (1) When an applicant lodges his or her application, he or she shall, in accordance with Article 4 of the Qualification Regulation, without undue delay submit to the Determining Authority all the elements and documents available to him or her which are needed to substantiate his or her application.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an applicant may submit to the Determining Authority any additional elements or documents relevant to the examination of his or her application prior to a decision being taken on his or her application, in particular at his or her personal interview.

(3) An applicant shall endeavour to submit any additional elements and documents relevant to the examination of his or her application within the period ending 5 days after the day on which the applicant’s substantive interview takes place in accordance with section 164 .

(4) An applicant may not make a new application in advance of a final decision being made in respect of his or her application under Part 7 or Part 8 , as the case may be, (in this subsection referred to as the “current application”) and any representations made by an applicant before a final decision is made in respect of the current application shall be considered to be further representations in respect of the current application and shall not constitute a new application.

(5) Without prejudice to the generality of this section, in this section “elements and documents” shall include the following:

(a) the applicant’s statements;

(b) all documents at the applicant’s disposal in relation to:

(i) the applicant’s reason for applying for international protection;

(ii) the applicant’s age;

(iii) the applicant’s background, including that of relevant family members and other relatives;

(iv) the applicant’s identity;

(v) the applicant’s nationality or nationalities;

(vi) the applicant’s country or countries, and place or places of previous residence;

(vii) any previous applications made by the applicant;

(viii) the results of a resettlement or humanitarian admission procedure relating to the applicant as defined by the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation;

(ix) the applicant’s travel routes;

(x) the applicant’s travel documents.