Guide to waiting time in family immigration cases
The information on this page is personalised for
The applicant is a citizen of : United States
What is the residence permit or citizenship of your family member in Norway?: Norwegian/Nordic citizen
What type of application have you submitted?: First time application (do not already have a family immigration permit)
What alternative describes your situation?: Have a spouse/registered partner in Norway
Where did you hand in your application?: With the police in Norway
The corona virus will most likely lead to longer waiting times
We do not know now what significance the Korona situation will have on the waiting time for applications we are processing, but it is likely that it will lead to longer waiting times for some cases.
We will update the waiting times for each case type when we know more. We do not have any waiting time information other than what you find on these pages.
Information for spouses
Today it normally takes 6 months from you handed in your documents to the police until you get an answer to your application.
If you have children who also have applied for family immigration, will will process the children's application at the same time as yours.
How long you have to wait may change. In that case, the new information will apply to you, even if you have been told a different waiting time previously. We update the information on this page once a month.
If the UDI has to make additional investigations, it may take longer until you get an answer. If you have been notified that you will be summoned for an interview with the police or at the embassy, it will normally take a total of 17 months from you handed in your documents to the police or at the embassy until you receive an answer.
This information was last updated on 18 June 2020. It will be updated again on 20 July.