Want to renew Au pair
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.
What you need to do
- The waiting times to get an appointment with the police can be very long. You should register the application online and book an appointment with the police well in advance, at least three months before your residence permit expires.
- Usually, no later than one month before your residence permit expires, you must attend your appointment with the police and hand in your documents. Only then is your application submitted. If you have a renewable residence permit and have attended your appointment at the police and submitted an application for renewal one month before your current permit expires at the latest, you have the same rights as your current residence permit.
You have the same rights as before relating to work, studies, etc. while you are waiting for us to decide on your application. You will retain these rights until you have received an answer to your application, even if your residence permit expires in the meantime.
Even if you have applied in time, you may have trouble travelling in and out of Norway while waiting for your new permit. This is because you do not have a valid residence card. Without a valid residence card, you can be stopped in border control in other countries. You may also have trouble getting into Norway again when you return.
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Requirements for renewal
Requirements relating to renewal of the residence permit
- You must pay an application fee.
- You can only be an au pair for two years, and the permit can therefore only be renewed if you have held an au pair permit for less than two years.
- Your permit can be renewed even if you have turned 30.
- You must apply at least one month before your current permit expires.
- At least one of the parents in the host family must have completed the e-learning course for host families in au pair cases.