Knowledge base · official sources

Documents that provide direction.

A carefully curated collection of legislation, policy papers and official information concerning displaced people from Ukraine.

Temporary protection: sources checked on 1 October 2026
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EUUitvoeringsbesluit (EU) 2026/191230.07.2026

Temporary protection extended until 4 March 2028 inclusive

Decision of 30 July 2026, published on 4 August 2026. The official source for the extension until March 2028.

EUR-LexOpen official source
NLOfficiële informatie05.08.2026

New condition for new applications from 5 August 2026

IND explains the military-obligations condition and exceptions for existing protection and joining protected family members.

INDOpen official source
NLRegeling01.10.2025

Regulation on the reception of displaced persons from Ukraine

The current Dutch rules on admission, reception facilities and provisions.

Overheid.nlOpen official source
NLBeleid28.11.2025

Transition document after the TPD ends

Earlier policy announcement on residence after temporary protection. See the FAQ and Rijksoverheid for the current status of the transition document.

RijksoverheidOpen official source
NLKamerstuk13.06.2025

Government assessment of the extension of temporary protection

Letter to parliament on the Dutch position regarding the EU extension and next steps.

RijksoverheidOpen official source
EURichtlijn 2001/55/EG20.07.2001

Temporary Protection Directive

The EU legal framework for temporary protection in the event of mass influx.

EUR-LexOpen official source
EUUitvoeringsbesluit 2022/38204.03.2022

Activation of temporary protection for Ukraine

The decision by which the EU activated the directive for people displaced from Ukraine.

EUR-LexOpen official source
EUUitvoeringsbesluit 2025/146018.07.2025

Extension of temporary protection until 4 March 2027

Historical decision on the earlier extension until March 2027. Decision (EU) 2026/1912 provides the further extension until March 2028.

EUR-LexOpen official source
EUAanbeveling16.09.2025

Coordinated transition out of temporary protection

EU framework for other residence statuses, information, return and reintegration.

Raad van de EUOpen official source
UAOfficiële databankdoorlopend

Legislation of Ukraine

The official database of Ukrainian laws, resolutions and other legal acts.

Verkhovna RadaOpen official source
UAOverheidsinformatiedoorlopend

Passports and documents abroad

Official information on Ukrainian identity and travel documents for citizens abroad.

DMS OekraïneOpen official source