Comments on: Moving to Norway: The Ultimate Relocation Guide

By: aspen g

aspen g — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:35:48 +0000

In reply to Anthony. hi, i’m just now starting my senior year of high school in the US and i want to know how this journey is going for you. have you made it to norway yet? much love, aspen

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:26:03 +0000

My wife and I moved to Norway this year (February, 2023) and found this guide very helpful (even if a few bits concerning permanent residency and citizenship are out of date). If you have a job offer (we did), you can go through UDI to get your residence card (your employer usually helps with this and they at least have to sign a UDI form formalizing the job offer). If you feel you are having trouble with this part, I suggest hiring a relocation company to assist you.
However, you are not really “here” until you get BankID and can then take advantage of that great digitized lifestyle mentioned in the blog post. That was hard (getting a Norwegian bank account was harder than getting a residence card)!
However, we love it here and are not experiencing the loneliness some have reported. We have already formed a circle of friends, some of them fellow imports (substitute expat or immigrant) but also some native Norwegians!
For the record, we are in our mid ’60s and are really making an effort to assimilate, i.e., to fit into the Norwegian lifestyle as much as possible. Mastering the language is still going to take a few years though.

By: Atticus

Atticus — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:50:40 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Lol, "I don't like doing city things, the city is boring." "Living in the capital is expensive." These are not concerns for most who could think about things like these before they move.

By: Kristín Elfa

Kristín Elfa — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:37:15 +0000

In reply to William Lee. Probably much too late to reply to to you, but I think that if you plan on using the property as a holiday home (instead of making it your permanent home), you can not get a Norwegian housing loan. Otherwise it should be easy and straightforward. Not a lot of red tape.

By: Sara Grønvold

Sara Grønvold — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:02:28 +0000

We moved it Norway in 2021. My husband was born here and his family moved to the USA when he was just a child. Since he was still a citizen of Norway it was easy for him to move back. Our youngest got their citizenship with Norway since they are under 18 and if you are born to a Norweigen citizen and under 22 you can still get your Norweigen citizenship through UDI and Skatteetaten. I having already been married to my husband for over 20 years was granted family immigration and a personal number. Our oldest, is still waiting in the US to have thier family immigration approved. The process is long and stressful but it has been worth it. My advice would be if one of your parents is a Norweigen citizen and you are under 22 apply for your citizenship. If your country of birth lets you have duel citizenship I think it’s worth it to be able to immigrate to Norway if you want to do so in the future.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:40:27 +0000

In reply to William Lee. Wow, you asked this in 2019 and not a single response... Does anyone know the answer to this?

By: David Nikel

David Nikel — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:20:41 +0000

In reply to Karen F. You would need to apply for a work permit under the self-employed category instead of the job offer category.

By: Karen F

Karen F — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:20:23 +0000

In reply to Paula Berlund. Hi David I run online businesses and also have a craft business, therefore won’t need to seek employment, as I have an income. Would I still be allowed to live in Norway?

By: Paula Berlund

Paula Berlund — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:00:41 +0000

I’m a retired American and want to know about living on my sailboat as an ExPat in Norway. My grandparents were Norwegian born and genetically I’m majority Norwegian and want to live there. My only income is my Social Security and will not be seeking employment.

By: Geir

Geir — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:24:32 +0000

In reply to Sue Charnock. Norway and the US have a tax agreement that ensure you don't pay tax to both country. At least that's how it is for a norwegian to move to the US.