If your application for protection (asylum) is granted, you will be given a residence permit as a refugee. The permit confers rights as well as obligations.
Residence in Norway
If you are granted protection in Norway, you will be granted a residence permit valid for up to three years. This residence permit is usually renewable and forms the basis for a permanent residence permit in Norway.
Your family
If you came to Norway together with your spouse/partner or cohabitant and/or unmarried children under 18 years of age, these persons can also be granted a residence permit. If they are not granted protection, the Norwegian authorities will consider whether they are eligible for a residence permit on grounds of strong humanitarian considerations or special connection to the realm.
Special provisions apply if your family is in the home country or in another country.
Please note that it is a requirement that you have sufficient income in order for your family to come to Norway, but that you do not have to fill this requirement if
- you were already a family before you came to Norway
and
- you have got a residence permit as a refugee (asylum or other reasons for protection)
and
- your family applies no later than one year after you got your residence permit
You can find more information about this on the pages on family immigration.
Travel document and immigrant’s passport
If your application for protection is granted, the Norwegian authorities will keep your passport if you have a passport, and a refugee travel document will be issued to you. This travel document is not valid for journeys to your home country.
Asylum seekers who are not granted protection in Norway, but who are granted residence on grounds of strong humanitarian considerations, must normally obtain a passport from their home country. In special cases, Norwegian immigrant’s passports can be issued to persons with a residence permit on grounds of strong humanitarian considerations.
You can find more information about this on the page about travel documents.
Settlement
If you are grated a residence permit entitling you to be settled in a municipality, the Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) will find a municipality for you to settle in.
You can find more information about this on IMDi’s website.
Tuition in the Norwegian language and introduction programme
Once you have been granted a residence permit in Norway, you have a right and obligation to participate in tuition in the Norwegian language and to follow an introduction programme.
You can find more information about this on IMDi’s website.
Further information
If you have further questions on this topic, you can contact the UDI’s Information Service.
