Hopp til hovedinnholdFind 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.
The information is updated per December 16, 2025
Waiting times for an appointment
- Expected waiting time for an appointment with Western police district is until 7 weeks.
- Expected waiting time for an appointment with the Service Centre for Foreign Workers (SUA) in Bergen is until 6 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.
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 |
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| Permanent right of residence in accordance with EU/EUA regulations |
Up to 12 weeks at SUA Bergen
| Permanent right of residence does not need to be renewed |
| Work immigration |
Up to 2 weeks at SUA Bergen
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Up to 2 weeks at SUA Bergen
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| Study permit |
Up to 5 weeks at Western police district
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Up to 5 weeks at Western police district
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| Renewal of protection (asylum) and strong humanitarian considerations | The police only process renewals |
Up to 4 weeks at Western police district
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Family immigration
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Up to 12 weeks at Western police district
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Up to 12 weeks at Western police district
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| Permanent residence | Up to 20 weeks at Wesern police district |
Can my application be given priority?
Very few applications are given priority. The police relate to UDIs criteria for prioritizing applications. . | Permanent residence permit does not need to be renewed |
| Immigrant's passport and travel document for refugees | The police only process renewals | Up to 13 weeks at Western police district |
| Interview for victims of abuse | Up to 8 week at Western police district | Contact us for waiting time if you need a new interview |
| Interview in applications for family immigration | Up to 8 weeks at Western police district | 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. 