LK v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal & anor (Approved)

THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION APPEALS TRIBUNAL AND THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

1.������ The Applicant is a national of Lesotho.� He entered the State on 31 August 2018 and applied for international protection on 3 September 2018.

2.������ The Applicant had been studying in the Netherlands from August 2016.� He had travelled to the United Kingdom in June 2017 and August 2018 with the benefit of short stay visit visas.� Arising from the issuance by the United Kingdom of these two visas, a request to take charge of this international protection application was made to that State pursuant to EU Regulation 604/2013 (hereinafter referred to as �the Dublin III Regulation�). The United Kingdom agreed to this request on 19 December 2018.

3.������ On 11 January 2019, the Applicant was advised that the United Kingdom accepted responsibility for his international protection application.� He was afforded the opportunity to make submissions, which he availed of.���

4.������ On 30 January 2019, a case processing panel member within the International Protection Office, having considered the representations made by the Applicant and the fact that the United Kingdom had accepted responsibility for the international protection claim, recommended that a Notice of Decision to Transfer to the United Kingdom should issue to the Applicant.� An International Protection Officer (hereinafter referred to as �the IPO�), having considered the file, approved the panel member�s recommendation.