Reception and Intregration Agency
Unless your case is to be dealt with in accordance with the Dublin II Regulation/Dublin Convention, you will not be removed from the State until you have been given the opportunity to present your case fully to the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the Refugee Appeals Tribunal as appropriate.
Every effort will be made to provide you with an interpreter, where necessary and possible.
You are entitled to seek legal assistance. The Refugee Legal Service (R.L.S.) is an independent body which provides legal assistance to persons applying for a declaration as a refugee. An Information Leaflet about the R.L.S. will be given to you when you make your initial application. You are entitled to consult the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The Reception and Integration Agency (R.I.A.) will provide you with accommodation (on a full board basis) in one of its accommodation centres while your application for asylum is being processed. Asylum seekers are not entitled to receive a rent allowance from the Health Board. Full details of your social welfare and health entitlements are set out in the information pack of the Reception and Integration Agency. This will be given to you when you have made your application for a declaration as a refugee.
All details provided in connection with your application will be treated in confidence. Information may, however, be disclosed to other public bodies which may be dealing with you, such as Irish Government Departments and Agencies including the Immigration Authorities, the Garda Síochána (the Irish police), Local Authorities as well as to the UNHCR, to enable these organisations to carry out their functions including administration of the law relating to the entry and removal from the State of non-nationals. Some information may also be provided to other countries operating the Dublin II Regulation/Dublin Convention for the purpose of operating these arrangements.
You will be notified in writing, at the most recent address given by you, of any appointments, any recommendations made or decisions taken in connection with your application for a declaration as a refugee by the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister (as appropriate).
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
You must comply with the laws of the State.
You must notify, in writing, the Refugee Applications Commissioner of your address (within five working days of making your application) and of any change of address.
In all correspondence with the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the Refugee Appeals Tribunal you should clearly indicate your name, address, nationality and the reference number shown on your Temporary Residence Certificate.
You must not leave or attempt to leave the State, without the consent of the Minister, while your application is under consideration.
You are not entitled to seek or enter employment or to carry on any business, trade or profession.
You or your solicitor must retain all copies of documentation given to you by the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Only in exceptional circumstances will additional copies of the documents be made available.
You may be required to report at specified intervals to an Immigration Officer, to a person(s) authorised by the Minister or to a member of the Garda Síochána (Irish Police).You are required to reside or remain at the accommodation centre allocated to you by the R.I.A.
You can only move from this accommodation with the permission of the R.I.A. and only in circumstances where the R.I.A. is in a position to offer you alternative accommodation.
You must be truthful at all times in the information you provide in connection with your application. If you are not it may lead to a finding that your application is manifestly unfounded. In such circumstances, you would have a shorter period within which to appeal and any appeal you might make would be dealt with without an oral hearing.
You must co-operate fully with the investigation of your application. Failure to do so could affect the credibility of your application or could result in your application being deemed withdrawn.
You should make all information relevant to your application available to the Refugee Applications Commissioner at the earliest opportunity. If you do not do so and seek to bring forward additional information at appeal stage, you will be required to explain why this information was not made available to the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal will be required to take this into account in assessing the credibility of your application.
You must provide the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (as appropriate) with details of your legal representative and any change of legal representative (name, address, phone number, etc.)