The time to process a case is calculated from the day you submit your application to the police or the embassy or consulate, until the day UDI reaches a decision in your case. It is important to enclose all necessary documentation with the application. Applications from which important information is missing, or when we doubt that the conditions are fulfilled, will take longer to process.
Renewals
Please be advised that the police process most of the applications for renewals of au pair permits. However, if they are in any doubt about your case, they send the application to UDI. This is due to the fact that the police cannot reject applications.
Priorities
The objective of the au pair arrangement is to facilitate cultural exchange and therefore the host families need for the au pair is not a reason for us to give an application special priority. However, priority to an application can be given due to personal circumstances for the au pair, for instance illness or death in close family.
| Type of case |
Number of months |
|
Application for a au pair’s work permit |
4 |
|
Renewal |
4 |
|
Appeals against rejection |
4 |
Guiding
Information about case-processing times is guiding. Some cases make take shorter or longer time to process.
The case-processing times indicate how long it has taken us to process most of the applications the last three months.
The composition of the case portfolio and how we give priority to the cases are conditions that affects the case-processing times as well.
Not constant
The table is updated every third month and the information is changed if the case processing times are changed. This means that the case-processing times for your application can be changed after it has been submitted.
