Waiting times for asylum cases
The waiting time for asylum cases is 6 months
Some cases may, for a variety of reasons, take longer time to process.
The waiting time starts running from the date your case is received by UNE. You will be notified as soon as we have considered your appeal.
Read more about which rules apply in asylum cases.
More on Dublin-cases
The waiting time for most asylum cases processed under the Dublin rules (Dublin cases) is five months. These are cases where Norway asks another country to consider an asylum application.
Read more about which rules and procedures apply in Dublin cases.
If your Dublin case has been rejected by UDI, you can ask to remain in Norway until UNE has considered your appeal. You must make such a request within 48 hours of UDI’s rejection. UNE takes up to six days to decide whether you can remain in Norway.
If we decide that you cannot remain in Norway, you will be sent to the country that is responsible for the application and that is part of the cooperation under the Dublin Regulation. This may happen shortly after UNE has decided that you cannot remain in Norway.
Applicants with residence or asylum in another country
If you have already been granted asylum or residence in another country, we usually process your case within six months. These cases are not covered by the Dublin Regulation, but are normally processed in the same way as a Dublin case.
Waiting times may change
We will update the information on this page once a month.
Questions and answers
As long as you live in Norway, you are obliged to notify the police of the address at which you live. If we do not know where you are, your application can be rejected without the case being considered.
No, usually not. If you have applied for protection in one of the countries that participate in the cooperation under the Dublin Regulation, you cannot apply again in another one of these countries. You can only have your case considered in one country. You can read more about this on the UDI's website.
If you wish to work, you must apply for a temporary work permit. The application must be submitted to the police where you live. It is a condition that you have a valid passport from your home country. Read more about how to apply on the UDI’s website.
If UNE has rejected your application resulting in you having to go home, it means that UNE believes that it is safe for you to return home. Once you have arrived in your home country, the authorities there are responsible for your safety.
We seldom prioritise cases just because someone has asked us to do so. There must be something quite exceptional about the case. If you think your case is exceptional and requires prioritising send us a written explanation.