Have applied Au pair
Questions and answers
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What happens to your application while you wait?
- Once you have submitted your application documents to the police or the embassy, your case will be forwarded to the UDI. When the UDI receives your application, you will be notified by email or SMS.
- The application is now waiting to be processed by the UDI. The case officers consider the cases in the order in which they are received. When your application is first in line, a case officer will be assigned to you, and he/she will make a decision in your case.
- When the UDI or the embassy has made a decision, you will be notified either by the embassy, if you are in your home country, or by the police, if you are in Norway. If you have given someone power of attorney, this person will always receive the decision, and must notify you.
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How long do you have to wait for an answer to your application?
Go to our guide to waiting time for au pair permits.
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Can your case be moved to the front of the queue?
Many people want to have an answer to their application quickly. However, very special circumstances are required for your case to be moved to the front of the queue.
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Are you allowed to enter Norway before you have received an answer to your application?
Most applicants must apply though an embassy and wait for the answer in their home country.
You may only hand in your application in Norway, or enter Norway before you have received an answer to your application, if you qualify as a skilled worker and have legal stay.
You can move in with your hos family before you have received your Au pair permit, but you cannot begin to exercise your Au pair chores before UDI has granted you residency permit.
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What you have to do if you move before your application is processed?
You are registered in the National Registry
You have to report your new address to the National Population Register (external website) as soon as you know you will be moving. The UDI automatically receives your new address from the registry.
You are in Norway, but not registered in the National Registry
If you are in Norway, and you move before your application has been processed, you must notify the police that you are moving no later than one week after you have moved. You can notify the police where you are moving to, or where you lived before.
You are abroad
If you are abroad, and you move before the UDI has processed your application, you must notify the embassy or consulate you applied to. If you fail to do this, you risk not receiving the answer to your application.