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Usually, I get email notification from Microsoft to renew a certificate before six months of expiry. This time I did not receive notification and certificate expire is on 11 July 2026. How do I renew certificate "Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate". Could you please support.
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I am unable to access the renewal assessment for my active Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certification (is not retired). Microsoft Learn displays conflicting information: my Credentials page confirms that I hold the certification and offers renewal, but the renewal page states that I must earn the certification before I can renew it.
Certification details:
On my Credentials page, the certification is marked “Active” and “Online Verifiable.” It displays a “Renew” button alongside “Extend to December 24, 2027.”
However, clicking “Renew” opens the corresponding renewal page, which displays “Certification required” and the message: “You’ll need to earn this certification before you’re eligible to renew it.” The “Take the renewal assessment” button is disabled.
I am so frustrated. Please help/advise.
@Nikos kantzelis You should ask your own question rather than replying to an old question with a different issue, theirs is that certification had already retired
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The AZ-203 exam and Azure Data Engineer certification were retired in March 2025.
A retired certification cannot be renewed
See https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftlearnblog/prove-your-in-demand-data-engineering-skills-and-champion-ai-innovation/4240414 for the announcement
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The Azure Data Engineer Associate certification and its renewal assessment are scheduled to retire on March 31, 2025. After that date, it will no longer be possible to earn or renew this certification.
For role-based certifications that are still active, renewal works as follows:
To check whether renewal is currently available for this certification in the account:
If the certification has already passed its expiration date, or if the renewal assessment has been retired due to the March 31, 2025 retirement, it cannot be renewed and would need to be re-earned (if a successor certification/exam is available).
For any account-specific issues (for example, the certification is within the renewal window and before retirement, but no Renew button appears), open a support request via the Microsoft Credentials support channel so the certification support team can review the profile and eligibility.
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