International Protection Act 2026

Exception from right to remain

68. Without prejudice to the principle of non-refoulement or to section 188 (3), an applicant shall not have the right to remain in the State where—

(a) his or her application is—

(i) a first subsequent application lodged merely in order to delay or frustrate the enforcement of a decision resulting in—

(I) the application being rejected as inadmissible under section 157 (2), and

(II) the applicant’s imminent removal from the State,

or

(ii) a second or further subsequent application following a final decision rejecting a previous subsequent application as inadmissible or unfounded or manifestly unfounded,

or

(b) the applicant—

(i) is or will be extradited, surrendered or transferred to another Member State, a third country, the International Criminal Court or an international tribunal for the purpose of conducting a criminal prosecution or for the execution of a custodial sentence or a detention order, or

(ii) is considered by the Minister to be a danger to public order or national security, without prejudice to Articles 12 and 17 of the Qualification Regulation.