By: Randi Millman-Brown

Randi Millman-Brown — Fri, 02 May 2025 20:55:26 +0000

I have tried for the last few years to apply for job in Norway. I am a professor of art history, a photographer and can speak, read and write Norwegian. My mother was 100% Norwegian (from Drammen). I have cousins who live in Norway. Even with all this, I was told to go to the Visa office in Washington DC but after I spent 2 hours waiting – in the end no one could help me. I was directed to the UDI office in Oslo and I did so when I visited later that summer. However, I was told then, that I could only complete the paperwork while I was in the US. I even had an appointment scheduled with the Oslo police to get a background check started but had to cancel. I finally called the Royal Norwegian Consolate General and was told “sorry, you can’t get a visa – whether it is an artist visa, or a residence permit”. So my advice is to get a job first (I have applied for at least 5 jobs I was highly qualified for) or marry a Viking.

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By: Randi Millman-Brown