Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

120 Requirement to state additional grounds for applicationU.K.

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(1)This section applies to a person if—

(a)he has made an application to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, or

(b)an immigration decision within the meaning of section 82 has been taken or may be taken in respect of him.

(2)The Secretary of State or an immigration officer may by notice in writing require the person to state—

(a)his reasons for wishing to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,

(b)any grounds on which he should be permitted to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and

(c)any grounds on which he should not be removed from or required to leave the United Kingdom.

(3)A statement under subsection (2) need not repeat reasons or grounds set out in—

(a)the application mentioned in subsection (1)(a), or

(b)an application to which the immigration decision mentioned in subsection (1)(b) relates.

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