Comments on: How to Get Permanent Residence in Norway (Updated for 2024)

By: David Nikel

David Nikel — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:12:21 +0000

In reply to Donnie Van der Westhuizen. Check with UDI.no, all the information is there.

By: Donnie Van der Westhuizen

Donnie Van der Westhuizen — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:15:00 +0000

hi,

I live in Norway for 4years now. I still don’t earn enough money to get permanent residence, but I have heard that you might be able to get it if you study for at least one year.

I have done praksisplass at a barnehage and will only need to do the fagbrev two years at the Videregaende Skole, according to the Kongsgård skole in Kristiansand.

Is this correct?

By: HSN

HSN — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:57:07 +0000

In reply to Rana. 1.) Student period is not counted, as its not residence permit based on work and no tax is paid. It must be residence permit based on work for 3 years. 2.) Language B1 speaking level is required for citizenship.

By: Parya

Parya — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 23:39:01 +0000

Hi, i work for a german company and i have a three year contract as an expat in norway. Will expat contracts help to get my permanent residency in norway after 3 years?
Im holding non EU residency now!

( I have studied for two years and the worked 1year as a full time employee in Norway between 2017-2020 too)

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:01:42 +0000

Hi I am working in Norway From 2 years as a skilled worker.I have daughter she will be 21 years old moved with me when she was 18 years old.I am going to apply next year permanent residency as skilled worker so my question is still my daughter not married living with me her residence visa always come family visa.do you think when she will be 21 years old or more she can apply family visa and apply permanent residency with me .

By: David Nikel

David Nikel — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:13:27 +0000

In reply to Matt Stavick. Yes. There are many kinds of residence permit such as a work permit, study permit, etc. Permanent residence is only available to people who have held residence permits for a certain number of years. All the options for the different kinds of residence permit are on www.udi.no.

By: Matt Stavick

Matt Stavick — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 18:25:03 +0000

My wife and I want to move to Norway from the US, as I understand it, there is a residence permit and a permanent residence permit, is that correct? I am having trouble finding the correct on, everything I read sounds like I need to be in Norway to start the application….

By: Donnie

Donnie — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:42:55 +0000

If we apply for permanent residency, do I also have to have an income? My husband has a work visa.

By: SakshiAgrawal

SakshiAgrawal — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 07:01:57 +0000

I want to know the list of Institutes from which the Norwegian classes are valid while applying for the permanent residence as while applying for it they have the convention of fixed number of completed classes of language from few institutes.

By: xlk

xlk — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:40:48 +0000

Is there any case to combine your student visa and skilled work visa to get permanent residence? To be specific, for instant id someone stays in Norway for 4 years as a student with a student visa, and later get a job and changed his/her ground to a skilled worker, and has been working for two years. Can it be possible to count the 4 years as one year to combine with two years of working to get three years requirement?