International Protection Act 2026
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Travel document | ||
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207. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister, on application by the person concerned, shall, in accordance with Article 25 of the Qualification Regulation, issue a travel document to— | ||
(a) a beneficiary of international protection, and | ||
(b) a relevant family member of the beneficiary of international protection. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where— | ||
(a) the Minister has required a person (whether or not the applicant) to provide such information or documents as the Minister reasonably requires for the purposes of his or her functions under this section and in connection with an application under subsection (1) and the person concerned— | ||
(i) refuses to provide the information or documents, | ||
(ii) knowingly or recklessly provides information or documents that are false or misleading in a material respect, or | ||
(iii) makes a statutory declaration, or swears an affidavit, that is false knowing it to be false or being reckless as to whether it is false, | ||
(b) the person concerned is a person in respect of whom subsidiary protection status has been granted and who is able to obtain a passport, or | ||
(c) the Minister considers that there are compelling reasons of national security or public policy for not issuing a travel document to the person. | ||
(3) An application under subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall be— | ||
(a) in such form, and accompanied by such information, as the Minister may specify, and | ||
(b) accompanied by such fee (if any) as may be prescribed by the Minister. | ||
(4) The Minister shall ensure that, as soon as practicable, a copy of the form and requirements specified under subsection (3)(a) are published on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Minister or the Government. | ||
(5) A travel document shall be issued in the form specified in Article 25(3) of the Qualification Regulation. | ||
(6) In this section, “relevant family member”, in relation to a beneficiary of international protection, means a person in relation to whom— | ||
(a) a permission to reside in the State given under section 204 is in force, or | ||
(b) a permission to enter and reside in the State given under section 205 is in force. |