Extension sticker or card temporary protection Ukraine

Have you received a sticker without an expiration date? Then an extension of your sticker is not necessary. Your sticker is proof that you are allowed to live and work in the Netherlands until the end of the Temporary Protection Directive.

Do you have a sticker or card that is valid until 4 March 2023, 4 March 2024 or 4 March 2025? Then you have received an extension letter with which your sticker or card remains valid until the end of the Temporary Protection Directive. You will receive 1 letter from the IND about this. For example, did you receive the extension letter in January 2023? Then that letter still applies. Do you have a sticker or card that is valid until 4 March 2025, but did you not yet receive an extension letter? Please call the IND.

Your proof of residency

 With the following documents you show you are currently allowed to live and work in the Netherlands:

• The letter from the IND together with your sticker or card.

Extension letter Ukrainians

Read the extension letter for Ukrainians. This is possible in Ukrainian (українською), Russian (Русский) or English. The translations of the letter are not valid as proof of residency. Only the letter with your personal details is valid as proof of residency. Which letter you received depends on the proof of residency you have. 

Signature on extension letter

As of 12 September 2024, the IND will sign extension letters on behalf of the Minister for Asylum and Migration. Have you received an extension letter before 12 September 2024? Then that letter was signed on behalf of the State Secretary for Justice and Security.

Did you stay in Ukraine on a permanent residence permit or under international protection, for example as a recognised refugee? Or do you have the right to temporary protection because your family member is covered by the directive? Then you will receive a new card valid until 4 March 2026. The IND sent you a letter in January 2025. It stated that your new card is ready. Please make an appointment to collect your card after you have received this letter from the IND.

Did you not receive a letter? And are you entitled to temporary protection? Please call the IND to apply for a new card.

Your proof of residency

With the following document you show you are currently allowed to live and work in the Netherlands:

• A card that is valid until 4 March 2026. This is a Foreign Nationals Identity Document Type O (O-document).

• Residency non-Ukrainians with temporary Ukrainian residence permit
• Ukraine: examples proof of residency in the Netherlands