Language

Norwegian, Sami and Queenland

Car traffic

Right-hand

Phone code

+47

Currency

Norwegian krone

Recognition of dual citizenship

yes

Covid

There are no COVID restrictions

Insurance policy

Insurance policy is required

Residence permits

Au Pair

Norwegian citizenship

There are several types of residence permits.

Everyone who has been granted a residence permit in Norway first receives a temporary residence permit, which expires. This can be, for example, a residence permit for protection (asylum), a residence permit for work, a family immigration permit, a residence permit for humanitarian reasons or a study permit.

You will then be able to apply for a permanent residence permit. It can be obtained after three years of continuous living in Norway. After obtaining this document, you will have the right to live and work in the country indefinitely. The residence permit will only need to be renewed every two years.

Documents required for a residence permit:

Your passport. Attach copies of the page of personal information and all used pages (those with stamps or visas) together with the original passport.
Cover Letter. Once you complete the online application, you will receive it by e-mail, and you will simply print it out and attach it to the application.
Pictures of passport size. Images should be recent and have a white background.
Proof of residence. Provide a rental agreement or other proof that you have a place to live after moving to Norway.

If you move to work:

Employment offer form.
Proof that your salary meets the income requirements.
Proof of your academic qualifications.
Certificate of previous work experience.
Your resume.

If you are moving for study:

Letter of acceptance.
Proof that you have enough financial means to support your stay in Norway and pay for tuition.

If you are moving to join a family member:

Proof of family relationships.
Proof that your family member has or earns enough money to support you financially.
Confirmation that your family member has not received social benefits for the past 12 months.

Applications are submitted online on the website of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.

If you want to live in Norway for up to 2 years, there is another option - Au Pair. This is a special program that allows you to live with a local family to get to know the country's culture better and learn Norwegian.

It is open to persons aged 18 to 30 who:

unmarried;
do not have children;
had experience in child care;
interested in studying the cultural customs of Norway.

Although the requirements for participation are the same for all nationalities, the requirements for admission may differ depending on your nationality. If you are from any EU / EEA / EFTA country, just look at the following signature.

Before completing the application, you need to check the application process for your country. This can be done on the UDI website.

Your host family can be:

Married couple, partners or cohabitants with or without children, as well as one of the parents with children.

The family must be well acquainted with Norwegian society and speak Norwegian with the host.

If the person is in the host family of the same country of origin as the Au pair, you usually cannot be the host family. In rare cases, we may make an exception.

None of the host family may be a spouse, cohabitant, father, child, brother or sister, cousin or uncle / aunt.

You can read about the rights and responsibilities of family and candidates during your stay in Norway here.

To become a member, you usually need to find a host family yourself. This can be done through thematic sites.

If you are applying for the program for the first time, you need to have the following documents:

passport and copy of all used pages;
signed form from the application portal - more details on the link.
passport photos taken recently;
cultural exchange contract signed by you and your host family - details at the link.
certificate that the host family has completed a specialized online course.
a copy of the passports of the host family.

Before visiting the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in your country, check whether you need to draw up additional documents. Typical package of documents and additional information for those who want to follow the link.

Remember that a work visa is issued for this program.

To apply for Norwegian citizenship, you must have a valid residence permit in Norway. You must also meet a few other requirements, including:

If you are married or have a registered partner or cohabitant with a Norwegian citizen, the time you have lived in Norway and the total time spent in the marriage of registered partners or cohabitants must be at least seven years. You must have lived in Norway for a total of at least three years in the last ten years. At the time of the decision, you must still be married, registered partners or cohabitants and living together. You must be eligible for a permanent residence permit in Norway.
You must have completed 300 hours of Norwegian language training or be able to demonstrate sufficient Norwegian or Sami language skills.
You should not be convicted of a criminal offense or forced into psychiatric treatment or care (proper conduct requirement).
From January 1, 2020, in addition to Norwegian, you are allowed to have one or more citizenships. If the country of which you are currently a national does not allow you to have more citizenship, you can still lose that citizenship when you become a Norwegian. You must find out for yourself what the rules are in the country of which you are currently a citizen.
Certain rules apply to children under the age of 12 and people over the age of 55 who apply for Norwegian citizenship. People who came to Norway before the age of 18 must have lived here for a total of five years in the last seven years.
You must live in Norway and intend to continue living here.

In addition, Norwegian citizenship can automatically be acquired by any child at birth if one of its parents has a Norwegian passport. The child acquires citizenship regardless of his place of birth.

To obtain citizenship, fluency in Norwegian is not subject to discussion when applying for citizenship. Applicants must complete 250-300 hours (depending on your circumstances) of approved Norwegian language training or be able to demonstrate sufficient Norwegian or Sámi language skills.

This means that you must take the Norskprøve written and oral tests (levels 2 or 3), the Bergenstest or another Norwegian oral and written test. The minimum level you must reach is A2 or B1, depending on your current country of citizenship.

From 2014, applicants for Norwegian citizenship must also pass an exam on Norwegian society, law and history. Two tests are available: one is a social science test and the other is a citizenship test.