In order for you as the family member of a foreign student to be granted a residence permit in Norway, the following criteria must be met:

• As a rule, the person with whom you are applying for family immigration must be a student at a university college or a university.
• You must be a member of the student's immediate family. Persons who can be granted such a permit are children, spouses, cohabitants who have lived together for more than two years and cohabitants who have or are expecting a child together.
• You must be ensured financial support and housing. 
• You must live with the person with whom you have been granted family immigration.  
• You must return to your home country when the student has finished his/her education.

As a rule, the application will not be granted if the student has less than one year left of his/her studies.

Read more about how to apply and what must be enclosed with the application. 

What rights does such a family immigration permit entail?

If you are granted family immigration with a student, you will also be entitled to work full-time for the duration of the permit. The permit does not, however, form the basis for a permanent residence permit (settlement permit).