Single permit processing 2026

@brla15

Do you have any idea if the timeline for renewal is The same as first time application ??

@Zaidelhassani

It can be, sometimes even more. It is really random and depends on the officer handling the request.  For me, the 3rd-time renewal process took about 4 months, near the maximum processing limit.

@Zaidelhassani

TL;DR: they appeared to be the same in timeline.

Long answer: I have the impression that they consider several factors. Of course the baseline is that you have all the necessary documents and that your file is not 'complicated' (for lack of a better term).

In my first time application, the residence permit was approved around 1 month after the work permit, but the residence was approved on the day that my existing student residence permit will expire.

For this renewal, the employer applied 5 months before my residence permit expires (April 2026), the work permit was approved after 1 month (May) and more than 3 months for the residence permit (August). My current residence permit will expire in 2 weeks' time (1st week September).

So there it is, aside from the regular timeline that they target, they also appear to consider expiration of the current residence permit.