International Protection Act 2026

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Minister may request another Member State to take charge of applicant to bring family together

130. (1) Where—

(a) an application for international protection has been registered in the State and the Minister is carrying out the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, or

(b) the State is the Member State responsible,

the Minister may, at any time before a first decision regarding the substance of an application is taken, with the express consent of the persons concerned to that effect in writing, request another Member State to take charge of the applicant in order to bring together any family relations, on humanitarian grounds based in particular on meaningful links regarding family, social or cultural considerations, even where that other Member State is not responsible according to the criteria laid down in Articles 25 to 28 and Article 34.

(2) The take charge request referred to in subsection (1) shall contain all the material in the possession of the Minister necessary to allow the requested Member State to assess the situation.