Highly qualified workers (including ICT permits, EU Blue Cards and researchers) can expect to wait one month for complete applications or three months for incomplete applications, while their family members applying later can expect to wait two months for complete or 12 months for incomplete applications. Unlike work permit applications, those applying for extensions to their applications to live with someone in Sweden can expect a shorter wait than those applying for the first time - they can expect a wait of just eight months, if they are moving to live with a partner and are still living with the same person they were living with when they first applied for a permit.