Residence and citizenship5 min read
Processing Time at UDI: How to Check the Waiting Period
Find the correct UDI or police waiting-time estimate, understand when counting starts, and keep a private record of documents and follow-ups.
Hlib Suslov
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Residence and citizenship5 min read
Residence cards in Norway: ordering, renewal and travel
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.
Hlib Suslov
Work and rights5 min read
Can asylum seekers work in Norway? Here's how to get work authorization
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.
Hlib Suslov
Family and children6 min read
Newborn in Norway: A Checklist for Foreign Parents
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship5 min read
The self-support requirement for permanent residence
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship6 min read
Residence Time When Changing Residence Permits: What Counts?
Study, work, family or collective protection: learn which periods may count towards permanent residence, with timelines and UDI start-date rules.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship5 min read
Changing jobs on a skilled-worker permit: do you have to reapply?
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship6 min read
Permanent residence or citizenship?
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship5 min read
From study permit to work permit in Norway
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship5 min read
Residence permit as a self-employed person
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship5 min read
Can you lose permanent residence in Norway?
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.
Hlib Suslov
Residence and citizenship6 min read
Can you work before your residence permit is granted?
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.
Hlib Suslov