The processing queue of students’ residence permit applications

This page contains current information about the processing of students’ residence permit applications. We usually publish updates on the status of the processing queue every week on Tuesdays. The updates show the status of the queue up until the previous Sunday. The latest updates may occasionally be missing from this page due to technical issues with the statistical service.

Applications for a first residence permit

On 21 July 2024, there were approximately 1,265 applications for a first residence permit for studies that were waiting to be processed or being processed. Please note that your application will not be waiting to be processed before you have proved your identity.

At the moment, we are processing applications that we have received on 22 May 2024 or earlier.

To date, 7,305 applications for a first residence permit for studies have been decided since 1 January 2024.

Applications for an extended permit

On 21 July 2024, there were approximately 337 applications for an extended permit for studies that were waiting to be processed or being processed.

At the moment, we are processing applications that we have received on 3 June 2024 or earlier.

To date, 1,243 applications for an extended permit for studies have been decided since 1 January 2024.

Residence permit applications for studies are processed as urgent

We process all residence permit applications for studies as urgent without any separate requests.

We will contact you if we need any additional information for your application.

Need help? See the Frequently Asked Questions page

You can find answers to most questions about students’ residence permits on our website: Frequently asked questions about students’ residence permits.

You can receive automated email messages from us when the processing stage of your application changes.