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Children born in Norway do not automatically become Norwegian citizens. Here's how children get Norwegian citizenship: by birth, adoption, joint application with parents, or alone – and free of charge.
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.
EU has new border systems: EES is live, ETIAS arrives in 2026. If you have a residence permit, you skip both. But family visiting you may need ETIAS or a visa.
A checklist for anyone moving from Norway for good or for a long time: what you need to report to Folkeregisteret, and what happens to your tax, Nav membership, health coverage and residence permit.
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.
