If I respond to the advance notice and request an individual assessment within the deadline

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If you send us your explanation and at the same time request an individual assessment, we will consider your explanation. If we can extend your collective protection, we will drop your application for individual treatment. You will be given a new deadline to request protection on an individual basis when the collective protection scheme ends or if you no longer qualify for collective protection at a later date.

If we cannot extend your collective protection, we will assess your individual protection needs before making a decision not to extend collective protection. If you request individual treatment within the deadline given to you in the advance notice, you can continue to live and work as before until we have processed your application.