Eligibility quiz
Do you have a parent in Norway who is a Norwegian citizen or a citizen of another Nordic country?
Benefits
Benefits for your childBenefits for your child
Live in Norway
You can live with your family in Norway until the date your residence card expires.
You can register as a resident if you meet the rules, and rent housing.
You can travel within Norway and open ordinary services and accounts if you meet each service’s rules.
Attend school
Children can attend school and kindergarten under the ordinary rules in Norway.
Work in Norway
The family immigration permit normally lets adults work without a separate work permit.
You need a tax-deduction card, and special rules protect workers under 18.
Leave and return
You can leave and return to Norway with a valid passport and residence card.
Your passport’s visa rules and other countries’ entry rules still apply.
Vote in local elections
You can vote in municipal and county elections from age 18 after three continuous years registered as a resident in Norway.
A separate rule applies to citizens of Nordic countries.
Use public healthcare
If you intend to stay in Norway for at least 12 months, you normally join National Insurance.
Membership gives access to public healthcare under its rules, and you normally pay user fees.
Get family support
Child benefit may be available if you and your family live in Norway, are registered and have legal residence.
Cash-for-care also depends on age, kindergarten and five-year National Insurance membership conditions.
How to apply
From outside NorwayFrom outside Norway
Find your application centre
Find the Norwegian embassy or application centre that serves the country where you live.
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Fill in the application
Create an account and fill in the family immigration application online with your parent. Choose the application for a child under 18 who will live with a parent in Norway.
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Pay the fee online
Pay the application fee online.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your application centre or embassy.
See required documentsBook an appointment
Book an appointment through your application in UDI My Page, or follow the instructions from the embassy or application centre serving the country where you live.
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Go to your appointment
Go in person to the designated application centre or embassy with your parent and the required documents. Hand in your application and give your fingerprints.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for UDI, the police or the embassy to tell you the decision. Respond if UDI asks you or your parent for more documents, an interview or a DNA test.
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Get adoption consent
If you are adopted or will be adopted, your parent must get consent from Norway's Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs before you enter Norway.
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Travel to Norway
If your application is granted, follow the entry instructions in the decision and travel to Norway.
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Once in NorwayOnce in Norway
Get your residence card
When instructed, book and attend a police appointment for your residence card. The card shows that you have permission to live in Norway.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificate
Provide your official birth certificate to show your relationship to your Norwegian parent. If you were adopted, add the adoption decision or certificate and any required approval from the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.
Parent's residence documents
Provide the identity or residence documents for your Norwegian parent that your personal checklist asks for.
Parental consent form *
Your other parent must sign UDI’s consent form and provide a copy of their passport or photo ID showing their signature. The signature must be certified by a notary or made in person at the application centre when you hand in your application.
* Only if your Norwegian parent and your other parent share parental responsibility.
Parental responsibility records *
Provide the official decision or certificate showing who has parental responsibility for you. Check your personal checklist for the document to provide.
* Only if your checklist asks for evidence of parental responsibility.
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Things to think aboutThings to think about
Permit renewal and changes
Keep your residence card valid, report relevant changes and apply to renew before your permit expires, normally at least three months ahead.
Late renewal can interrupt your rights and access to public services.
A long stay abroad can affect registration, insurance membership and renewal.
Residence can be lost
Your permit can expire if not renewed or be withdrawn if its basis ends or information was false or withheld.
Serious crime, unauthorised work, overstaying or not leaving after a refusal can lead to expulsion and a ban from Norway and sometimes Schengen.
Other legal grounds can also lead to expulsion; your family ties and best interests are considered.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
Norway Visa Process - Immigration Legal UDI spørsmål besvares av advokater
Facebook group for people living in Norway interested in Norwegian visas (Norwegian & English)
Join on Facebookr/AnchorLessEurope
English Reddit group for people living in Europe interested in visas
Join on Redditr/europe
English Reddit group for people interested in local life in Europe
Join on RedditConsultation
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