
Citizenship after six years: income in 2026
Check if you can apply for citizenship after six years. Find the right tax settlement, income threshold and difference from permanent residence.
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Check if you can apply for citizenship after six years. Find the right tax settlement, income threshold and difference from permanent residence.

Calculate citizenship residence time using the right start dates, permits and gaps. See why the timeline may differ from permanent residence.

Calculate residence and relationship time with a Norwegian partner. Understand the five-year minimum, overlapping years and evidence of living abroad.

How to record trips before permanent residence: dates, days away, total absence and documentation. See a simple example travel log.

Have you come through family immigration and want to apply for permanent residence? See how residence time, your own income, tests and family permit are assessed.

Has UDI granted you a restricted residence permit because your identity is unclear? Learn how to find the restriction, apply for renewal and check when your residence period may start counting.

Find the basis, duration and conditions in your UDI decision. An anonymised example shows what to note before considering permanent residence.

The child's own permits and residence time count. Before the 18th birthday, check age at application for tests and at decision for income.

Family members may become eligible for permanent residence at different times. See what UDI assesses for each person, with three practical family situations.

Study, work, family or collective protection: learn which periods may count towards permanent residence, with timelines and UDI start-date rules.

See the requirements for a permanent residence permit in Norway: three or five years of residence, personal income, oral A2, the social studies test and application.

Check the main requirements for Norwegian citizenship: residence period, permits, identity, Norwegian test, citizenship test, police certificate and the UDI application.