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
In 2024 approximately 91 % of those who applied for a first residence permit for studies got a decision within 30 days or less.
On 14 January 2025, there were approximately 1,439 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.
We are currently processing applications by applicants who have proved their identity on 23 August 2024 or after this date. We may also process some older applications that are waiting for additional information, for example.
To date, 179 applications for a first residence permit for studies have been decided since 1 January 2025.
In 2024 we made decisions on 12,835 first applications for a residence permit for studies.
Applications for an extended permit
On 14 January 2024´5, there were approximately 381 applications for an extended permit for studies that were waiting to be processed or being processed.
At the moment, we are processing applications of those who have proved their identity on 12 August 2024 or later.
To date, 53 applications for an extended permit for studies have been decided since 1 January 2025.
In 2024 we made decisions on 2,184 applications for an extended permit for studies.
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.
