Information for those who have sent in an appeal following rejection of their application

Currently, it normally takes 4 months from the time the UDI receives the appeal until we make a decision. If your appeal requires any additional investigations, it may take longer time before you receive an answer.

What happens when UDI has processed your appeal? 

UDI will either reverse its previous decision and issue you a residence permit or send your case on to the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) to process your appeal. 
 
If we forward your appeal to UNE, you will be notified by email or SMS. You will find information on UNE’s website concerning how long it takes to receive an answer to your appeal after it has been received by UNE (external website). 

We will not be able to provide any further information about the waiting time for your case even if you contact u

We understand that many people want to contact us because of the waiting time. Our most important source of information about waiting time is this website. The information is updated regularly. We will not be able to provide any other information about the waiting time for your application than what you will find here. You therefore do not need to contact us if you have questions about the waiting time for processing your case. 

If UDI has to do or has done additional investigations

The waiting times for the police or the embassy to conduct an interview, take DNA samples or carry out other investigations vary from place to place. You can find information about waiting times at the police on the police's website (external website) and about waiting times at the embassy on the various embassies' websites (external website). UDI cannot answer how long you will have to wait for additional investigations to be carried out at the police or at the embassy.

If you or the reference person has been interviewed by the police or the embassy, we aim to process the application within 4 months from the date we received the application back from the police or the embassy. The waiting time of 4 months applies in cases where the UDI has sent the application to the police or the embassy for an interview to be carried out. This does not apply to applications where an interview was conducted at the embassy in connection with submitting the application. In these cases, the waiting time described at the top of this page applies.

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