how-to-file-a-request.md

@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ If you have closed the form and log in again, you find your transfer request as
 
 At all time you are able to see the status of your request. In the activities section, you can see all actions that have been passed in processing your request. If there are questions arising from management, you will be notified by email and can view and answer the questions in the questions tab of your request.
 
+The transfer request can have the following stati:
+* signed
+* management_released
+* biobank released
+* ethics released
+* finally_approved
+* waiting_for_data
+* completed
+* rejected
+
+At all times, you can view the next steps of your request in the portal.
+
 ### Contacts
 
 The portal allows you to create a list of contacts (institution, person, address, ...) for the use in your transfer requests. If you edit an existing contact that has been used in a submitted transfer request, the submitted request will not change!