Schengen Visitor Visa (Type C)
For tourists, family visitors and business travellers wanting a short stay in Norway and the Schengen area.
Residence permit for skilled workers
For qualified workers with a concrete job offer from a Norwegian employer.
Residence permit to seek work as a skilled worker
For skilled workers who want to come to Norway to look for relevant employment.
Residence permit to seek work after completed education or research
For graduates and researchers who have finished studies/research in Norway and want to find skilled work.
Residence permit for seasonal work
For workers taking seasonal jobs such as agriculture, tourism or holiday-cover positions.
Residence permit for self-employed persons (sole proprietorship)
For skilled people running their own sole proprietorship delivering services in Norway.
Residence permit for employees of a foreign company providing services
For skilled employees of a foreign company posted to carry out a service assignment in Norway.
Residence permit for intra-corporate transferees (ICT)
For managers, specialists or trainees transferred within a multinational group to a Norwegian branch.
Study permit (residence permit for studies)
For students admitted to full-time higher education at an approved institution in Norway.
Residence permit for researchers with own funds / hired researcher
For researchers employed by or funded to conduct research at a Norwegian institution.
Residence permit for vocational training (trainees)
For young people coming to Norway for time-limited vocational or practical training.
Working Holiday residence permit
For young people from countries with a working-holiday agreement combining travel and casual work.
Au pair residence permit
For young people doing cultural exchange while living with a Norwegian host family (scheme now closed).
Family immigration with a spouse
For spouses of someone who lives in Norway with a permit, PR or Norwegian/Nordic citizenship.
Family immigration with a cohabitant
For unmarried partners who have lived together with a reference person in Norway.
Residence permit for fiancés (intended spouse)
For fiancés of a Norwegian/Nordic citizen or settled resident planning to marry in Norway.
Family immigration for children
For children under 18 joining a parent who lives in Norway with a permit, PR or citizenship.
Family immigration for parents
For parents (in limited cases) joining an adult child who is settled in Norway.
Registration scheme for EU/EEA nationals
For EU/EEA citizens (and their family) exercising free-movement rights to live and work in Norway.
Protection (asylum) residence permit
For people who need international protection from persecution or serious harm.
Permanent residence permit
For residents who have lived legally in Norway long enough to settle indefinitely.
Norwegian citizenship by naturalisation
For long-term residents who want to become Norwegian citizens.