You must hand in these documents when you apply for a residence permit (Immigration Regulations § 6-1 (1)) Checklist for skilled worker (with an employer in Norway)


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When you turn up to your appointment with the police or embassy/consulate you must hand in this list and copies of the documents on this list.

You must also present the original documents. If your employer in Norway is going to apply for a residence permit on your behalf, with a written authorisation from you, it is sufficient that your employer hands in copies of documentation of your education and/or work experience and your passport, instead of originals.

If any of your documents are in a different language than Norwegian or English, you must also hand in a translation of the documents into Norwegian or English.

It is your responsibility to make sure that you have handed in all documents on the list which are required for your application. If all relevant documents are not handed in, this may lead to you having to wait longer for an answer or your application being rejected.

Please note: Some embassies may request additional documents based on local conditions if you are applying from abroad.

Documentation you must hand in when applying for the first time

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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.
  • If your employer in Norway is going to apply for a residence permit on your behalf, with a written authorisation from you, it is sufficient that your employer hands in a copy of your passport.
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The signature form is the attachment you received via email when you registered your application online. Please print it and bring it with you. If you are handing in your application at a Danish embassy, please bring a filled-out application form instead. (www.udi.no/forms)

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This can be a house, apartment, a room in a shared flat or similar. If you are renting, you must hand in a written rental contract which is approved by the house owner, manager or housing co-operative. If you do not yet know where you are going to rent, you can instead write an explanation on a separate sheet regarding where you are planning to live and how you will organise this. 

It is recommended (but not required) that the apartment number (dwelling number) is stated on the contract if you are renting an apartement. This number consists of an H and four digits, for example H0101. You will be asked to provide this number when filling out your application.

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  • If you are going to work in an industry in which a collective agreement applies, you must hand in a copy of the first page of the agreement and a copy of the page showing the pay rates, where the employer has marked the pay rate you have been offered.
  • If you are going to work in an industry in which no collective agreement applies, you must hand in documentation which shows that the pay you have been offered is not poorer than is normal for someone in your occupation in the place you are going to work, for example wage statistics from a trade association.
    • If the position requires a master's degree and the pay you have been offered by your employer is at least 

      NOK 480 900 per year pre-tax

       or the position requires a bachelor's degree and the pay you have been offered by your employer is at least 

      NOK 448 900 per year pre-tax

       you do not have to hand in any documentation.
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  • If you have completed an education or a degree at an university college or university, or have completed a vocational training programme at upper secondary school level, you must submit a diploma and transcripts showing how long the education lasted, the level and the content.
  • If you have taken education which you have not completed,  you must hand in documentation which shows how long the education lasted, the level and the content.

If you have previously handed in this documentation to the UDI, you do not have to hand it in again.

If your employer in Norway is going to apply for a residence permit on your behalf, with a written authorisation from you, it is sufficient that your employer hands in a copy of the documentation of your education. You may be asked to show the original documentation at a later point in time.

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  • Work certificates: You must provide work certificates from previous employers that contain detailed information about:
    • how long you worked there,
    • what training you received,
    • what work tasks you had and
    • what qualifications you have.

You do not need information as detailed as this if you are going to work in the IT industry.

  • Courses: If you have completed courses in the profession, you can attach the relevant documentation as a supplement to the work certificates. The documentation must contain information about the duration/number of hours and the content of the courses.

You only need to document work experience in addition to, or instead of, documentation of education if the work experience should be part of the basis for assessing whether or not you are a skilled worker. 

If your employer in Norway is going to apply for a residence permit on your behalf, with a written authorisation from you, it is sufficient that your employer hands in a copy of the documentation of your work experience. You may be asked to show the original documentation at a later point in time.

Additional documents for some applications

If you submit your application in a country other than your home country

If you submit your application in Norway

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For example: Visitor's visa, residence permit in another Schengen country and /or documentation which shows when you travelled into Norway/Schengen.

If you have a residence permit in Norway, you do not have to hand in anything. 

If you are going to work in a position which is less than 80 percent

If you are to work offshore

If you are going to work for more than one employer

From each employer you must also attach UDI's job offer form (pdf, 1,0 MB), completed.

If the offer of employment is not continous

If you are to work in a profession for which recognition or authorisation is required

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If you are to carry out skilled work through a staffing agency

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In the confirmation, the client (customer) must write

  • what period you will carry out the assignment with them,
  • enter the number of hours per week you will work with them, and
  • provide a detailed description of your work tasks.

The client (customer) must sign the confirmation of assignment

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You can find the register of the Labour Inspection Authority here: www.arbeidstilsynet.no/registre/registrerte-bemanningsforetak/ (external website)

If you would like your employer to apply on your behalf, or for your employer or another person in Norway to follow up your application in UDI on your behalf 

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You can use this form Form for granting Power of Attorney (pdf, 677 kB) (www.udi.no/forms) or the form you received by email when you registered your application in the Application Portal.

If you want to work during application processing

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Read more about who and how to get this here. If you want an early employment start, you must request this when you hand in your application to the police.

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