Start Temporary Protection Directive The asylum procedure if you fall under temporary protection
The asylum procedure if you fall under temporary protection
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If you have received Ukrainian citizenship and proof of residence from the IND, you have also signed a form from the IND starting the asylum procedure. You do not have to do anything with this now. In this article you can read what this means for you.
There is an asylum procedure pending that is not being done now
When picking up the sticker at the 
The Dutch government must make a decision on the asylum application within 6 months of the end of the TPD. What the procedure will look like after 4 March 2025 is not yet known.
The country where you first apply for asylum is responsible for your asylum procedure
When you picked up your
If you make an asylum application anywhere in the EU, this EU country first looks at whether they are responsible for processing your asylum application. For this, they look at the rules of the Dublin regulation. If you had previously submitted an asylum application in another EU country, the Netherlands can ask that other country to handle your asylum application. However, the Netherlands must ask within a number of months. Once that deadline has passed, the Netherlands has thus become the EU country that must handle your asylum application.
Asylum procedure without Ukrainian citizenship
Temporary protection ends for you on 4 March 2024 if you had a temporary residence permit in Ukraine. For example, a temporary permit for work or study. You have received a letter from the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) if this applies to you. What happens after this date depends on your situation.
