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A residence card shows that you have a residence permit in Norway. Learn who receives a card, its validity, replacement fees and the rules for travel.
Yes — asylum seekers can work in Norway with temporary work authorization from UDI. See the three requirements, the free application, and the path to tax card and bank account.
A checklist for foreign parents with a newborn in Norway: what happens automatically, and what you must do yourselves – choosing a name, farskap, residence permit and barnetrygd.
What the self-support requirement for a permanent residence permit is: the income limit of 341 373 kroner as of 2026, which types of income count, and how NAV benefits affect the application.
Study, work, family or collective protection: learn which periods may count towards permanent residence, with timelines and UDI start-date rules.
Changing employer on a residence permit for skilled workers: when you avoid a new application, when you must reapply, and whether you may work while the application is processed.
Compare a permanent residence permit and Norwegian citizenship: residence time, language requirements, passport, voting rights, EU/EEA and lapse – and find out what suits you.
Have you completed a Norwegian education? Here is how to get a job-seeker permit for new graduates, work while you search, and switch to a residence permit for skilled workers. Updated for 2026.
How to get a residence permit as a self-employed person in Norway when you are from a country outside the EEA: requirements for skilled competence, income, documents, application and fee as of 2026.
Yes, a permanent residence permit can lapse or be revoked. See when the right lapses, UDI's limits on time abroad, and how you keep the permit.
The main rule is that you must wait for the decision. Skilled workers can still start early with a confirmation of early work start from the police. Here are the rules, the conditions and who cannot begin.
The spouse, cohabitant and children of a labour immigrant can apply for family immigration. See who can apply, the income requirement of 436 957 kroner and how the family can apply at the same time as the worker.
