UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) – Also Known As: WDADA (We Don’t Actually Do Anything)

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1. Received a concrete job offer in Norway, paid the application fee, waiting 6 months and was denied a work permit from the lovely Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).

2. I am now married to a Norwegian citizen and applied for a family reunification visa over 6 months ago. I was denied and now I am in the appeal process.

Today I decided to call my friends over at UDI. The informed me my appeal is still in queue and waiting to be assigned to a case worker. They also told me to wait the expected case processing time which is 6 months and that my appeal was registered in their system 3 and a half months ago.

SIX months to give me a yes/no answer?

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Renate Basgaard Photography

Not everyone has the gift of “a good eye”. My wife Renate was born with it. I’ll let the pictures speak for them self. Here’s some of my favorites she’s taken/edited over the past year or so.

She’s also nominated for best photography blog over at the Vixen Blog Awards. You should vote for her! http://vixenmagazine.no/vixen-blog-awards/kategoriene/arets-fotoblogg/

You can see more pics over at her website. http://renatesvindland.com/