2026-10-01
The date that matters on a residence permit
An extension is a calendar problem first. The school year does not pause because a card expires.

Start ninety days before the card expires, not nine. Insurance, address, photographs, and proof of means are the ordinary list. A gap in employment or a child who changed school is the part people forget.
Each passport in the household can have a different date. Put them in one list. The parent who travels for work is usually the one whose card is closest to the deadline.
We prepare the file and the appointment. If the case is no longer routine — a refusal, a gap, a change of employer — it goes to counsel. We will not help you hide a gap.
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