Beneficiaries of temporary protection with an A card can present themselves to the municipality to request its renewal.

As from 4 January 2023, beneficiaries of temporary protection with an A card valid until 4 March 2023 can present themselves to the municipality to request a new one valid until 4 March 2024.

Ministers during the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 14 October 2022 agreed that the temporary protection, activated in March 2022 for an initial one-year period, will be automatically prolonged by two six-month periods until March 2024. However, a distinction must be made between the extension of the statute and the renewal of the A card. The automatic renewal of the statute does not mean that the A card (the corresponding residence permit) is automatically renewed. The beneficiaries of temporary protection must go to the municipality to request a renewal.

Beneficiaries of temporary protection with an A card (valid until 4 March 2023) can therefore present themselves to the municipality as from 4 January 2023 to request its renewal. The new A card will be valid until 4 March 2024. Many municipalities are proactively contacting the beneficiaries of temporary protection who are registered there.

Publication Date: Wed 04 Jan 2023
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