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You have applied for permanent residence and are waiting for a reply.
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You must normally have received a job offer in Norway before you can apply for a residence permit for work purposes. If you are a skilled worker, you may in some exceptional cases get a residence permit to stay in Norway while you look for work.
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This information is for persons with Norwegian citizenship.
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Spouses, cohabitants and children of a person who has received a residence permit as a refugee in Norway, may apply for family immigration. After they have arrived in Norway they can apply for refugee status and travel document for refugees.
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Travel document and transfer of refugee status to Norway if you have been granted a residence permit in Norway, and have refugee status in another country.
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Rules for diplomats, military personnel, their employees and family members who are planning to work in Norway.
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It is important to apply for renewal well in advance of your residence permit expiring if you wish to retain all your rights. You must also apply for renewal if you wish to change host families.
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FeesDefinition of word or term
Most applicants will have to pay an application fee. Here you can find an overview of how much you will have to pay, how to pay and refund.
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You can be granted a residence permit as a seasonal worker if you are going to do a job that can only be carried out at a special time of the year, or if you are going to work as a holiday stand-in for a permanent employee.
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This Ad Hoc Query concerns circular migration and temporary labour migration schemes (2014).
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FormsDefinition of word or term
All of UDI's application forms, and standard contracts which must be submitted with different types of applications, can be found on this page.
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Human trafficking is when one or more persons exploit someone, for example for the purpose of prostitution, work, begging or crime.
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11.03.2022
On Friday 11 March. the Government decided that Norway would provide temporary collective protection to Ukrainian citizens. Ukrainians who have come to Norway will have their application processed faster.
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Overview which shows how long you have to wait for an answer to your application. EU/EEA nationals who are going to register with the police must check the police waiting time.
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ProtectionDefinition of word or term
Protection (asylum) means being granted a resident permit as a refugee in Norway.