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You can no longer apply for a derivative residence card.

If you applied on or before 31 December 2020, your application will still be considered.

If you already have a card, it is no longer valid.

To continue living in the UK, you need another type of permission to stay, such as settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

If your card has not yet expired, you can use it as proof of identity when you apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

If you applied for a derivative residence card and you鈥檙e waiting for a decision

If your application is successful, you鈥檒l still need another form of permission to prove your right to live in the UK.

Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme

If you do not have settled or pre-settled status, you might still be able to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

The deadline to apply for most people was 30 June 2021. You鈥檒l still be able to apply if you have reasonable grounds for why you could not apply by the deadline. For example, you have a medical condition, or were the victim of domestic violence.

You must also be one of the following:

• the primary carer of either a British citizen or someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
• a child of the primary carer of a British citizen or someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
• a child of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein who used to live and work in the UK - you must be in some form of education to be eligible

If you cannot apply, check what type of visa you鈥檒l need to come to the UK.

Email the Home Office on [email protected] if you have not received your derivative residence card within 10 working days of the date on your decision letter.

Include the following in your email:

• your full name, date of birth and nationality
• your passport number
• your case reference number
• a contact telephone number
• your delivery address

Email the Home Office on [email protected] within 10 days of receiving your derivative residence card if there鈥檚 a mistake on it.

Include the following in your email:

• your full name, date of birth and nationality
• your passport number
• your derivative residence card reference number
• your case reference number
• a contact telephone number
• details of exactly what information is wrong

Your card has been lost or stolen

Email [email protected] immediately if your derivative residence card has been lost or stolen. You must include:

• your full name, date of birth and nationality
• your contact details
• your passport number
• your derivative residence card reference number
• your police case reference number
• when, where and how the loss or theft occurred

Your card is damaged

Report a damaged card to [email protected].

Include the following in your email:

• your full name, date of birth and nationality
• your contact details
• your passport number
• your derivative residence card reference number
• what the damage is

You can also send this information by post.

You can no longer apply for a replacement derivative residence card.

If your card is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, you鈥檒l need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

You鈥檒l need to have reasonable grounds for why you could not apply by the deadline of 30 June 2021. For example, you have a medical condition, or were the victim of domestic violence.

If your passport has expired

You cannot transfer your card to a new passport.

You can still use your existing card if it鈥檚 valid, but when you travel you must also show both:

• your new passport
• your old passport, if it includes your derivative residence card