diff --git a/administration/src/cards/card.test.ts b/administration/src/cards/card.test.ts
index ec28dc40e3..01a49b2434 100644
--- a/administration/src/cards/card.test.ts
+++ b/administration/src/cards/card.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   initializeCardFromCSV,
   isValid,
   isValueValid,
+  updateCard,
 } from './card'
 import AddressExtensions from './extensions/AddressFieldExtensions'
 import BavariaCardTypeExtension, {
@@ -51,6 +52,29 @@ describe('Card', () => {
     expect(card.extensions[REGION_EXTENSION_NAME]).toEqual(region.id)
   })
 
+  describe('updateCard', () => {
+    it('should clear the expirationDate when the card becomes an infinite-lifetime Goldkarte', () => {
+      const card = initializeCard(cardConfig, region, { fullName: 'Thea Test' })
+      expect(card.expirationDate).not.toBeNull()
+
+      const goldCard = updateCard(card, {
+        extensions: { [BAVARIA_CARD_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME]: 'Goldkarte' },
+      })
+
+      expect(goldCard.expirationDate).toBeNull()
+      expect(isValid(goldCard, cardConfig)).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should keep the expirationDate for a card with finite lifetime', () => {
+      const card = initializeCard(cardConfig, region, { fullName: 'Thea Test' })
+      const newExpirationDate = Temporal.PlainDate.from('2022-06-15')
+
+      const updated = updateCard(card, { expirationDate: newExpirationDate })
+
+      expect(updated.expirationDate).toEqual(newExpirationDate)
+    })
+  })
+
   it('should generate CardInfo even with invalid expiration date', () => {
     const card = initializeCard(cardConfig, region, {
       fullName: '',
@@ -103,13 +127,13 @@ describe('Card', () => {
     it('should correctly set and get value', () => {
       const dateString = '03.04.2022'
       const date = parseGermanPlainDateString(dateString)
-      const line = ['Thea Test', dateString, 'Goldkarte']
+      const line = ['Thea Test', dateString, 'Standard']
       const headers = ['Name', 'Ablaufdatum', 'Kartentyp']
       const card = initializeCardFromCSV(cardConfig, line, headers, region)
 
       expect(card.fullName).toBe('Thea Test')
       expect(card.expirationDate).toEqual(date)
-      expect(card.extensions[BAVARIA_CARD_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME]).toBe('Goldkarte')
+      expect(card.extensions[BAVARIA_CARD_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME]).toBe('Standard')
 
       expect(isValueValid(card, cardConfig, 'Name')).toBeTruthy()
       expect(isValueValid(card, cardConfig, 'Ablaufdatum')).toBeTruthy()
@@ -120,7 +144,31 @@ describe('Card', () => {
       expect(getValueByCSVHeader(card, cardConfig, 'Ablaufdatum')).toBe(
         formatDateDefaultGerman(date),
       )
-      expect(getValueByCSVHeader(card, cardConfig, 'Kartentyp')).toBe('Goldkarte')
+      expect(getValueByCSVHeader(card, cardConfig, 'Kartentyp')).toBe('Standard')
+    })
+
+    it('should treat a gold card with an expiration date as invalid', () => {
+      const line = ['Thea Test', '03.04.2022', 'Goldkarte']
+      const headers = ['Name', 'Ablaufdatum', 'Kartentyp']
+      const card = initializeCardFromCSV(cardConfig, line, headers, region)
+
+      expect(card.expirationDate).not.toBeNull()
+      expect(card.extensions[BAVARIA_CARD_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME]).toBe('Goldkarte')
+
+      expect(isValueValid(card, cardConfig, 'Ablaufdatum')).toBeFalsy()
+      expect(isValid(card, cardConfig)).toBeFalsy()
+    })
+
+    it('should treat a gold card without an expiration date as valid', () => {
+      const line = ['Thea Test', '', 'Goldkarte']
+      const headers = ['Name', 'Ablaufdatum', 'Kartentyp']
+      const card = initializeCardFromCSV(cardConfig, line, headers, region)
+
+      expect(card.expirationDate).toBeNull()
+      expect(card.extensions[BAVARIA_CARD_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME]).toBe('Goldkarte')
+
+      expect(isValueValid(card, cardConfig, 'Ablaufdatum')).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(isValid(card, cardConfig)).toBeTruthy()
     })
 
     it('should not modify value for invalid header', () => {
diff --git a/administration/src/cards/card.ts b/administration/src/cards/card.ts
index ae2e016a56..3c299982c6 100644
--- a/administration/src/cards/card.ts
+++ b/administration/src/cards/card.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ export const isExpirationDateValid = (card: Card, { nullable } = { nullable: fal
   const startDay = card.extensions.startDay
 
   if (card.expirationDate === null) {
-    return nullable
+    return nullable || hasInfiniteLifetime(card)
+  }
+
+  if (hasInfiniteLifetime(card)) {
+    return false
   }
 
   return (
@@ -167,8 +171,7 @@ export const isValid = (
 ): boolean =>
   isFullNameValid(card) &&
   getExtensions(card).every(({ extension, state }) => extension.isValid(state)) &&
-  (isExpirationDateValid(card, { nullable: expirationDateNullable }) ||
-    hasInfiniteLifetime(card)) &&
+  isExpirationDateValid(card, { nullable: expirationDateNullable }) &&
   cardHasAllMandatoryExtensions(card, cardConfig)
 
 export const generateCardInfo = (card: Card): CardInfo => {
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ export const isValueValid = (card: Card, cardConfig: CardConfig, columnHeader: s
     case cardConfig.nameColumnName:
       return isFullNameValid(card)
     case cardConfig.expiryColumnName:
-      return isExpirationDateValid(card) || hasInfiniteLifetime(card)
+      return isExpirationDateValid(card)
     default: {
       const extensionName = getExtensionNameByCSVHeader(cardConfig, columnHeader)
       const extension = cardConfig.extensions.find(extension => extension.name === extensionName)
@@ -269,14 +272,14 @@ export const initializeCardFromCSV = (
   }
 }
 
-export const updateCard = (oldCard: Card, updatedCard: Partial<Card>): Card => ({
-  ...oldCard,
-  ...updatedCard,
-  extensions: {
-    ...oldCard.extensions,
-    ...(updatedCard.extensions ?? {}),
-  },
-})
+export const updateCard = (oldCard: Card, updatedCard: Partial<Card>): Card => {
+  const mergedCard = {
+    ...oldCard,
+    ...updatedCard,
+    extensions: { ...oldCard.extensions, ...updatedCard.extensions },
+  }
+  return hasInfiniteLifetime(mergedCard) ? { ...mergedCard, expirationDate: null } : mergedCard
+}
 
 export const getFullNameValidationErrorMessage = (name: string): string => {
   const normalizedName = normalizeWhitespace(name)
diff --git a/administration/src/components/FormAlert.tsx b/administration/src/components/FormAlert.tsx
index d1adcc795b..455d79d34c 100644
--- a/administration/src/components/FormAlert.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/components/FormAlert.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ const FormAlert = ({
   severity = 'error',
 }: FormAlertProps): ReactElement | null =>
   errorMessage != null ? (
-    <Container $severity={severity} $isToast={isToast} data-testid='form-alert'>
+    <Container
+      $severity={severity}
+      $isToast={isToast}
+      role={isToast ? undefined : 'alert'}
+      data-testid='form-alert'
+    >
       <InfoOutlined />
       <Typography component='span'>{errorMessage}</Typography>
     </Container>
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/antrag-verifizieren/ApplicationVerifierView.tsx b/administration/src/routes/antrag-verifizieren/ApplicationVerifierView.tsx
index 3773f7d75c..7954faa744 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/antrag-verifizieren/ApplicationVerifierView.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/antrag-verifizieren/ApplicationVerifierView.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { Check, Close } from '@mui/icons-material'
-import { Alert, Button, Card, Divider, Typography, styled } from '@mui/material'
+import { Button, Card, Divider, Typography, styled } from '@mui/material'
 import React, { ReactElement, useContext } from 'react'
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Temporal } from 'temporal-polyfill'
 
+import AlertBox from '../../components/AlertBox'
 import JsonFieldView from '../../components/JsonFieldView'
 import PageLayout from '../../components/PageLayout'
 import { GetApplicationByApplicantQuery } from '../../graphql'
@@ -17,11 +18,6 @@ const ApplicationViewCard = styled(Card)`
   margin: 16px auto 16px auto;
 `
 
-const StyledAlert = styled(Alert)`
-  margin: 20px 0;
-  background-color: transparent;
-`
-
 const ButtonContainer = styled('div')`
   display: flex;
   width: inherit;
@@ -78,9 +74,11 @@ const ApplicationVerifierView = ({
               values={{ organizationName: verification.organizationName }}
             />
           </Typography>
-          <StyledAlert severity='warning'>
-            <Trans i18nKey='applicationVerification:confirmationNote' />
-          </StyledAlert>
+          <AlertBox
+            severity='warning'
+            description={<Trans i18nKey='applicationVerification:confirmationNote' />}
+            sx={{ my: 3 }}
+          />
 
           <ButtonContainer>
             <Button
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/applications/components/ApplicationCard.tsx b/administration/src/routes/applications/components/ApplicationCard.tsx
index 0b6a312975..e4fc834dd5 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/applications/components/ApplicationCard.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/applications/components/ApplicationCard.tsx
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ const ApplicationCard = ({
     } else if (result.data) {
       if (result.data.deleted) {
         onDelete()
+        enqueueSnackbar(t('deleteApplicationSuccessMessage'), { variant: 'success' })
       } else {
         console.error('Delete operation returned false.')
         enqueueSnackbar(t('errors:unknown'), { variant: 'error' })
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/OrganizationForm.tsx b/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/OrganizationForm.tsx
index 3f626dac81..bc3ffbdc26 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/OrganizationForm.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/OrganizationForm.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { Alert, Typography, styled } from '@mui/material'
+import { Typography } from '@mui/material'
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
+import AlertBox from '../../../../components/AlertBox'
 import { OrganizationInput } from '../../../../graphql'
 import i18next from '../../../../translations/i18n'
 import { normalizeName } from '../../../../util/normalizeString'
@@ -18,10 +19,6 @@ import SelectForm from '../primitive-inputs/SelectForm'
 import ShortTextForm from '../primitive-inputs/ShortTextForm'
 import AddressForm from './AddressForm'
 
-const WarningContactPersonSamePerson = styled(Alert)`
-  margin: 8px 0;
-`
-
 const organizationCategoryOptions = {
   items: [
     'social',
@@ -110,9 +107,12 @@ const OrganizationForm: Form<State, OrganizationInput, AdditionalProps> = {
         </Typography>
         <Typography>{t('applicationForms:organizationContactPersonDescription')}</Typography>
         {normalizeName(applicantName) === normalizeName(state.contactName.shortText) && (
-          <WarningContactPersonSamePerson severity='warning'>
-            <Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:organizationContactPersonAlert' />
-          </WarningContactPersonSamePerson>
+          <AlertBox
+            fullWidth
+            severity='warning'
+            sx={{ margin: '8px 0' }}
+            description={<Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:organizationContactPersonAlert' />}
+          />
         )}
         <ShortTextForm.Component
           state={state.contactName}
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/RegionForm.tsx b/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/RegionForm.tsx
index 566d0c47c0..bf72fb73c9 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/RegionForm.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/beantragen/components/forms/RegionForm.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable react/jsx-pascal-case -- we cannot change the keys of application namespace, see translation file comment */
-import { Alert, CircularProgress, Link, Typography } from '@mui/material'
-import { styled } from '@mui/system'
+import { CircularProgress, Link, Typography } from '@mui/material'
 import { TFunction } from 'i18next'
 import { useContext, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { UseQueryState, useQuery } from 'urql'
 
+import AlertBox from '../../../../components/AlertBox'
 import {
   GetRegionsByPostalCodeDocument,
   GetRegionsByPostalCodeQuery,
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { Form, FormComponentProps } from '../../util/formType'
 import SelectForm, { SelectItem } from '../primitive-inputs/SelectForm'
 
-const StyledAlert = styled(Alert)`
-  margin: 16px 0;
-  transition:
-    background-color 0.2s,
-    color 0.2s;
-`
+const alertSx = { margin: '16px 0', transition: 'background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s' }
 
 const SubForms = {
   region: SelectForm,
@@ -57,45 +52,69 @@ const renderAlert = (
     return null
   }
   if (postalCode.length !== 5) {
-    return <StyledAlert severity='error'>{t('regionAlertPostalCode')}</StyledAlert>
+    return (
+      <AlertBox fullWidth severity='error' sx={alertSx} description={t('regionAlertPostalCode')} />
+    )
   }
   if (queryState.fetching || !isCurrentResult) {
-    return <StyledAlert severity='info' icon={<CircularProgress size='1em' />} />
+    return (
+      <AlertBox
+        fullWidth
+        severity='info'
+        sx={alertSx}
+        customIcon={<CircularProgress size='1em' />}
+      />
+    )
   }
   if (queryState.error) {
     return (
-      <StyledAlert severity='warning'>
-        <Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotDetermined' />
-      </StyledAlert>
+      <AlertBox
+        fullWidth
+        severity='warning'
+        sx={alertSx}
+        description={<Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotDetermined' />}
+      />
     )
   }
   if (queryState.data && queryState.data.regions.length === 0) {
     return (
-      <StyledAlert severity='warning'>
-        <Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotDetermined' />
-      </StyledAlert>
+      <AlertBox
+        fullWidth
+        severity='warning'
+        sx={alertSx}
+        description={<Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotDetermined' />}
+      />
     )
   }
   if (queryState.data && queryState.data.regions.length > 1) {
     const regions = queryState.data.regions
     return (
-      <StyledAlert severity='warning'>
-        <Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotUnique' />
-        <Typography component='ul' sx={{ marginX: 0.5 }}>
-          {regions.map(region => {
-            const displayName = `${region.name} (${region.prefix})`
-            return (
-              <Typography component='li' key={displayName}>
-                {displayName}
-              </Typography>
-            )
-          })}
-        </Typography>
-      </StyledAlert>
+      <AlertBox
+        fullWidth
+        severity='warning'
+        sx={alertSx}
+        description={
+          <>
+            <Trans i18nKey='applicationForms:regionNotUnique' />
+            <Typography component='ul' sx={{ marginX: 0.5 }}>
+              {regions.map(region => {
+                const displayName = `${region.name} (${region.prefix})`
+                return (
+                  <Typography component='li' key={displayName}>
+                    {displayName}
+                  </Typography>
+                )
+              })}
+            </Typography>
+          </>
+        }
+      />
     )
   }
   if (queryState.data) {
-    return <StyledAlert severity='success'>{t('regionDetermined')}</StyledAlert>
+    return (
+      <AlertBox fullWidth severity='success' sx={alertSx} description={t('regionDetermined')} />
+    )
   }
   return null
 }
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/StoresImportController.tsx b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/StoresImportController.tsx
index 8a8eaf1d38..730b3e5b8d 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/StoresImportController.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/StoresImportController.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const StoresImport = ({ fields }: StoreImportProps): ReactElement => {
         />,
         {
           persist: true,
+          variant: 'success',
         },
       )
       setAcceptingStores([])
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresImportAlert.tsx b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresImportAlert.tsx
index 10cfeb186b..5151a80269 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresImportAlert.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresImportAlert.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const StoresImportAlert = ({
           )}
         </>
       )}
+      <br />
       <BaseCheckbox
         checked={dryRun}
         onChange={checked => setDryRun(checked)}
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.test.tsx b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.test.tsx
index 406c439a77..48e4806aae 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.test.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react'
 
 import type { StoresFieldConfig } from '../../../../project-configs'
-import { storesManagementConfig } from '../../../../project-configs/storesManagementConfig'
+import {
+  FIELD_LATITUDE,
+  FIELD_LONGITUDE,
+  storesManagementConfig,
+} from '../../../../project-configs/storesManagementConfig'
 import { renderWithOptions } from '../../../../testing/render'
 import StoresRequirementsText from './StoresRequirementsText'
 
@@ -9,6 +13,8 @@ describe('StoresRequirementsText', () => {
   const fields = (storesManagementConfig as { enabled: boolean; fields: StoresFieldConfig[] })
     .fields
   const expectedHeaders = fields
+    // Long/Lat is only required for the import not for the csv file, since it will be resolved by location
+    .filter(field => ![FIELD_LATITUDE, FIELD_LONGITUDE].includes(field.name))
     .map(field => (field.isMandatory ? `${field.name}*` : field.name))
     .join(', ')
 
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.tsx b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.tsx
index 7a17f694a6..302161567e 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.tsx
+++ b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/components/StoresRequirementsText.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ReactElement } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 import type { StoresFieldConfig } from '../../../../project-configs'
+import { FIELD_LATITUDE, FIELD_LONGITUDE } from '../../../../project-configs/storesManagementConfig'
 import { FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_MEGA_BYTES } from '../constants'
 
 type ImportCardsRequirementsProps = {
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@ type ImportCardsRequirementsProps = {
 }
 
 const StoresRequirementsText = ({ header }: ImportCardsRequirementsProps): ReactElement => {
-  const headers = header.map(field => (field.isMandatory ? `${field.name}*` : `${field.name}`))
+  const headers = header
+    // Long/Lat is only required for the import not for the csv file, since it will be resolved by location
+    .filter(field => ![FIELD_LATITUDE, FIELD_LONGITUDE].includes(field.name))
+    .map(field => (field.isMandatory ? `${field.name}*` : `${field.name}`))
   const { t } = useTranslation('stores')
   return (
     <Typography
diff --git a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/constants/index.ts b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/constants/index.ts
index ecfd8d4213..e9a754ab4a 100644
--- a/administration/src/routes/stores/import/constants/index.ts
+++ b/administration/src/routes/stores/import/constants/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-export const DEFAULT_ERROR_TIMEOUT = 3000
+export const DEFAULT_ERROR_TIMEOUT = 5000
 export const LONG_ERROR_TIMEOUT = 10000
 export const FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_MEGA_BYTES = 2
diff --git a/administration/src/translations/de.json b/administration/src/translations/de.json
index 2e59873564..039cd19498 100644
--- a/administration/src/translations/de.json
+++ b/administration/src/translations/de.json
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@
     ],
     "rejectionButton": "Ablehnung bestätigen",
     "rejectionCancelButton": "Ablehnung abbrechen",
-    "moreActionsButtonLabel": "Weitere Optionen"
+    "moreActionsButtonLabel": "Weitere Optionen",
+    "deleteApplicationSuccessMessage": "Der Antrag wurde erfolgreich gelöscht."
   },
   "auth": {
     "administration": "Verwaltung",