# How to unlock unstaked tokens

Before you can unlock your previously staked tokens, you have to wait **7 days** (in block time).

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If you have unstaked amounts, then you can view their locking status as follows: go to `Developer -> Chain state -> Storage`, then select  `parachainStaking -> unstaking`, select your account and click `+`. You will see a list of unstaked amounts and the blocks on which each amount will be unlocked. 

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In the Polkadot JS Apps (<https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fparachain.curioinvest.com%2F#/explorer>) go to `Developer -> Extrinsics -> Submission`.

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1. Select any account with enough balance to cover the transaction fee, which is around 0.005 CGT (*using the selected account* field)
2. Select the appropriate extrinsic: `parachainStaking -> unlockUnstaked(target)`
3. Select the `Id` option (the *MultiAddress (LookupSource) field*)
4. Select the Curio Parachain address you delegated from (the *Id: AccountId* field)
5. Sign and submit the extrinsic (the *Submit Transaction* button)

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Even if you have not exited, reduced or removed your delegation, you can still have unstaked tokens. This can happen if either of the following events occurred

* You were kicked out of your collator candidate's delegation pool because all current delegators have a higher stake
* Your collator candidate intentionally left the collator pool.
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