International Protection Act 2026

Right to remain in State

65. (1) Subject to sections 66 and 68 and without prejudice to section 188 , an applicant shall have the right to remain in the State until the Determining Authority has made a decision on his or her application.

(2) An applicant shall—

(a) not leave or attempt to leave the State without the consent of the Minister,

(b) inform the Minister of his or her address, telephone number and email address and any change to these within 48 hours of such a change, and

(c) comply with such conditions as may be notified in writing to him or her under Part 5 by an immigration officer, a member of An Garda Síochána or an officer of the Minister.

(3) The requirement that an applicant shall provide the Minister with his or her address or change of address shall not apply where housing is provided to the applicant by the State unless the applicant ceases to reside in that housing.