Practical articles about the Samfunnskunnskapsprøven — format, tips and preparation.
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Husleietvistutvalget (HTU), the Housing Rental Disputes Tribunal, resolves conflicts between tenants and landlords throughout Norway. Find out how to file a complaint at skjema.no/htu, what it costs in 2026, how long it takes, and what the decision means.
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.
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.
From 1. september 2025 you must pass the oral Norwegian test at level A2 and the social-studies test to get a permanent residence permit. See which tests count, who the requirement applies to, and who is exempt.
How botid counts toward a permanent residence permit: the requirement of tre år of continuous residence, how much time abroad you can have, and what breaks the residence time.
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.
