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You must hand in these documents with your application for a residence permit (Immigration Act section 44) Checklist for parents who are living with a Norwegian child and are going to continue to live with the child under 18 on a permanent basis

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The applicant is a citizen of :

Tanzania, the United Republic of

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You must print out this checklist, fill it in, and bring it with you when you hand in the application documents.

Name:
DUF number/date of birth:

How to use the checklist

Underneath is a list of the documents you need to submit when you apply for family immigration. Some of the documents you the applicant have to get and others the reference person need to get.

  • Print the list.
  • Mark every submitted document in the check list
  • Sign the last page.
  • You as the applicant should then submit this checklist, the questionnaire and copies of all the relevant documents in person. You must also bring the original documents. 

Application documents 

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You will find the signature form as a PDF on the receipt page when you register your application online. Please print this form, sign it, and bring it with you to your appointment. If you are submitting your application at a Danish embassy, please bring a filled-out application form instead. (www.udi.no/forms).

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You can use this form Form for granting Power of Attorney, pdf, 710 kB (pdf, 199 kB) (www.udi.no/forms) or the form you received by email when you registered your application in the Application Portal.

Identity documents for the applicant

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  • If you hand in your application in Norway, you normally only need to show your passport and hand in the copies.
  • If you hand in your application abroad, you must normally hand in both your passport and the copies. If you need your passport back before you receive an answer to your application, please contact the place where you hand in the application. 
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if applicable a document confirming that the applicant is granted asylum in the country.

Documents about your family

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UDI will consider what is best for the child in all matters that affect children. If a child is affected by this application, you can include a description of the child’s situation. This could, for example, include information about the child’s:

  • health situation
  • care situation
  • connection to family
  • views and wishes

All children have the right to be heard and to take part in decisions that affect them. Read more about children’s right to be heard

Originals and copies of the documents

Requirements for documents from Norway

You do not need to bring originals of documents from Norwegian authorities. You are only to hand in a copy of the document. The copy does not need to be stamped.

Requirements for documents from other countries than Norway

  • You must bring the original documents and your passport. If you apply from Norway, you must present the original documents and your passport. If you apply from abroad, you must submit the original documents and your passport. These documents will be checked by the embassy and will be returned to you at the same place as you submitted the application.
  • You must also bring copies of all the documents and your passport.
    • If you hand in your application abroad, the copies must be stamped by the authorities in your country, or by a notarius publicus.
    • If you hand in your application to the police in Norway you do not need to have the copies stamped (neither the copies of your documents, nor the copies of your passport). 
  • If your documents are in a different language than Norwegian or English, they must be translated to Norwegian or English by an authorised/certified translator. It must be stated on the translation who translated the document and when.
  • You must also hand in a copy of the translations. If you hand in your application abroad, the copy of the translation must be stamped by the authorities in your country, or a notarius publicus.
  • Do you have documents from different countries? Check at udi.no/apostille what you need to do to get documents from different countries certified.

Please note! The UDI does not require apostille or legalisation of the documents but be aware that other public agencies may require this.

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