Eastern - waiting times and priority

Waiting times and priority in Eastern police district

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Find out what the normal waiting time is for an appointment with the police, and how long you have to wait for your application to be processed.

Last updated 20 July 2026

Waiting times for an appointment

Expected waiting time for an appointment with Eastern police district is until 8 weeks.

You must always have an appointment before you meet with the police.
Here you will find information on how to book an appointment for residence and immigration matters.

Here you will find information on how to book an appointment for residence ande immigration matters.

Processing time for applications

The processing time is the time it takes for the police to process the application after you have met with the police and submitted all your application documents.

The waiting times may change while applications are being processed.

Application for	Processing time when you apply for the first time	Processing time when you apply for renewal
Permanent right of residence in accordance with EU/EUA regulations	Up to 4 weeks	Permanent right of residence does not need to be renewed
Work immigration	Up to 2 week	Up to 10 weeks
Study permit	Up to 7 weeks	Up to 7 weeks
Renewal of protection (asylum) and strong humanitarian considerations	The police only process renewals	Up to 9 weeks
Family immigration	Up to 24 weeks	Up to 14 weeks
Permanent residence	Up to 24 weeks	Permanent residence permit does not need to be renewed
Immigrant's passport and travel document for refugees	The police only process renewals	Up to 24 weeks
Interview for victims of abuse	Up to 19 weeks	Contact us for waiting time if you need a new interview
Interview in applications for family immigration	Up to 31 weeks	Contact us for waiting time if you need a new interview

If UDI takes over the case processing

Your case can be forwarded to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), in which case UDIs waiting times apply. If your application is forwarded to UDI, you will receive information about it by e-mail.

Norwegian citizenship

Applications for Norwegian citizenship are processed by UDI.

At udi.no you will find a guide to UDIs waiting times.

Can my application be given priority?

Very few applications are given priority. The police relate to UDIs criteria for prioritizing applications.

At udi.no, you can select an application and reason to check whether you have grounds to request priority