diff --git a/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/CardSelfServiceForm.tsx b/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/CardSelfServiceForm.tsx
index 400c8a0e8..874314a42 100644
--- a/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/CardSelfServiceForm.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/CardSelfServiceForm.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Checkbox, FormGroup, InputGroup, Intent } from '@blueprintjs/core'
 import InfoOutlined from '@mui/icons-material/InfoOutlined'
 import { styled } from '@mui/material'
 import React, { ReactElement, useContext, useState } from 'react'
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 import { Card, getFullNameValidationErrorMessage, isFullNameValid, isValid } from '../../cards/Card'
 import ClearInputButton from '../../cards/extensions/components/ClearInputButton'
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ const CardSelfServiceForm = ({
   const [touchedFullName, setTouchedFullName] = useState(false)
   const [openDataPrivacy, setOpenDataPrivacy] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const [openReferenceInformation, setOpenReferenceInformation] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [_, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams()
   const cardValid = isValid(card, { expirationDateNullable: true })
   const appToaster = useAppToaster()
   const showErrorMessage = touchedFullName || formSendAttempt
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ const CardSelfServiceForm = ({
       return
     }
     await generateCards()
+    setSearchParams(undefined, { replace: true })
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/hooks/useCardGeneratorSelfService.tsx b/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/hooks/useCardGeneratorSelfService.tsx
index a7469dbed..9916ea13f 100644
--- a/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/hooks/useCardGeneratorSelfService.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/bp-modules/self-service/hooks/useCardGeneratorSelfService.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { ApolloError } from '@apollo/client'
 import React, { useCallback, useContext, useState } from 'react'
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
-import { Card, generateCardInfo, initializeCard } from '../../../cards/Card'
+import { Card, generateCardInfo, initializeCardFromCSV } from '../../../cards/Card'
 import { generatePdf } from '../../../cards/PdfFactory'
 import { CreateCardsError, CreateCardsResult } from '../../../cards/createCards'
 import getMessageFromApolloError from '../../../errors/getMessageFromApolloError'
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import { base64ToUint8Array, uint8ArrayToBase64 } from '../../../util/base64'
 import downloadDataUri from '../../../util/downloadDataUri'
 import getCustomDeepLinkFromQrCode from '../../../util/getCustomDeepLinkFromQrCode'
 import { useAppToaster } from '../../AppToaster'
+import { getHeaders } from '../../cards/ImportCardsController'
 import FormErrorMessage from '../components/FormErrorMessage'
 
 export enum CardSelfServiceStep {
@@ -35,9 +37,12 @@ type UseCardGeneratorSelfServiceReturn = {
 const useCardGeneratorSelfService = (): UseCardGeneratorSelfServiceReturn => {
   const projectConfig = useContext(ProjectConfigContext)
   const appToaster = useAppToaster()
-  const [selfServiceCard, setSelfServiceCard] = useState(
-    initializeCard(projectConfig.card, undefined, { expirationDate: null })
-  )
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
+  const [selfServiceCard, setSelfServiceCard] = useState(() => {
+    const headers = getHeaders(projectConfig)
+    const values = headers.map(header => searchParams.get(header))
+    return initializeCardFromCSV(projectConfig.card, values, headers, undefined, true)
+  })
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const [selfServiceState, setSelfServiceState] = useState<CardSelfServiceStep>(CardSelfServiceStep.form)
   const [deepLink, setDeepLink] = useState<string>('')
diff --git a/administration/src/cards/Card.ts b/administration/src/cards/Card.ts
index 20dfbb017..5c57bbb34 100644
--- a/administration/src/cards/Card.ts
+++ b/administration/src/cards/Card.ts
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ export const initializeCardFromCSV = (
   cardConfig: CardConfig,
   line: (string | null)[],
   headers: string[],
-  region: Region,
+  region: Region | undefined,
   withDefaults = false
 ): Card => {
   const defaultCard = withDefaults
     ? initializeCard(cardConfig, region)
-    : { fullName: '', expirationDate: null, extensions: { [REGION_EXTENSION_NAME]: region.id } }
+    : { fullName: '', expirationDate: null, extensions: region ? { [REGION_EXTENSION_NAME]: region.id } : {} }
   const extensions = headers.reduce((acc, header, index) => {
     const value = line[index]
     const extension = Extensions.find(extension => extension.name === getExtensionNameByCSVHeader(cardConfig, header))
diff --git a/administration/src/cards/extensions/BirthdayExtension.tsx b/administration/src/cards/extensions/BirthdayExtension.tsx
index f29e84bd7..ccede1cf1 100644
--- a/administration/src/cards/extensions/BirthdayExtension.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/cards/extensions/BirthdayExtension.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const BirthdayExtension: Extension<BirthdayExtensionState> = {
     },
   }),
   isValid: ({ birthday }: BirthdayExtensionState) => {
-    if (birthday === null) {
+    if (!birthday) {
       return false
     }
     const today = PlainDate.fromLocalDate(new Date())