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Last updated 23 January 2026
Waiting times for an appointment
- Expected waiting time for an appointment with Southwestern police district is until 13 weeks.
- Expected waiting time for an appointment with the Service Centre for Foreign Workers (SUA) in Stavanger is until 5 weeks.
Limited capacity for EEA registration
If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you can use your EEA rights to live in Norway for more than three months. You do not need a registration certificate. .
You must always have an appointment before you meet with the police.
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 3 weeks at Southwestern police district
Up to 5 weeks at SUA Stavanger
| Permanent right of residence does not need to be renewed |
| Work immigration |
Up to 2 weeks at SUA Stavanger
|
Up to 2 weeks at SUA Stavanger
|
| Study permit |
Up to 11 weeks at Southwestern police district
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Up to 11 weeks at Southwestern police district
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| Renewal of protection (asylum) and strong humanitarian considerations | The police only process renewals |
Up to 13 weeks at Southwestern police district
|
Can my application be given priority?
Very few applications are given priority. The police relate to UDIs criteria for prioritizing applications. . |
Family immigration
| Up to 13 weeks at Southwestern police district | Up to 13 weeks at Southwestern police district |
| Permanent residence | Up to 15 weeks at Southwestern police district | Permanent residence permit does not need to be renewed |
| Immigrant's passport and travel document for refugees | The police only process renewals | Up to 9 weeks at Southwestern police district |
| Interview for victims of abuse | Up to 12 weeks at Southwestern police district | Contact us for waiting time if you need a new interview |
| Interview in applications for family immigration | Up to 25 weeks at Southwestern 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. 