Guide to waiting time for applications for immigrant's passports and travel documents

In order to tell you how long you have to wait for an answer to your application for an immigrant's passport or a refugee travel document, we ask you to answer a few questions.
What have you applied for?
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Please choose what kind of travel document you have applied for.

Is your old travel document damaged?
If you apply for a new travel document because the document you hold now is damaged, your document may need to be examined by the National ID Center before you can obtain a new travel document. If this is the case, the waiting time to receive a response to your application may be longer because there is limited capacity at the National ID Center (external website) (content only available in Norwegian).

Can the waiting time for my application change?

Due to the corona situation, the UDI has been given several new tasks that we must prioritize, and at the same time. Because of this, the waiting time has increased for several types of cases. Unfortunately, you will not get more information about the waiting time even if you contact us. We apologize for the long waiting time.

The waiting time may change while your application is with the UDI. The indicated waiting time tells you the waiting time for the applications we process now. The waiting time you find on our website is calculated from when you have submitted the documents for the application to the police in Norway or at the application centre/embassy abroad. Here you can read what can make the waiting time change and how you can stay up to date on our waiting times.

Can my case be moved to the front of the queue?

Many people want an answer to their application quickly. However, very special circumstances are required for this to happen. Here you can read about being moved to the front of the queue (be given priority).

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