You must hand in these documents with your application for a residence permit (Immigration Act section 47) Checklist for parent who is going to visit a child in Norway for up to nine months

How to use the checklist

Underneath is a list of the documents you need to submit when you apply for family immigration. Some of the documents you the applicant have to get and others the reference person need to get.

• Print the list.
• Mark every submitted document in the check list
• Sign the last page.
• You as the applicant should then submit this checklist, the questionnaire and copies of all the relevant documents in person. You must also bring the original documents. 

On this page, we use the words 'reference person' and 'applicant' 

• The reference person = the family member living in Norway.
• The applicant = the person who wants to move to Norway or continue living here and who needs a residence permit

Originals and copies of the documents

Requirements for documents from Norway 

You do not need to bring originals of documents from Norwegian authorities. You are only to hand in a copy of the document. The copy does not need to be stamped.

Requirements for documents from other countries than Norway

• You must bring the original documents and your passport. If you apply from Norway, you must present the original documents and your passport. If you apply from abroad, you must submit the original documents and your passport. These documents will be checked by the embassy and will be returned to you at the same place as you submitted the application.
• The original documents must carry an apostille stamp. You can find information on which office you need to visit to get an apostille stamp in this list (external website). No apostille stamp is required on your passport.
• You must also bring copies of all the documents and your passport.
  • If you hand in your application abroad, the copies must be stamped by the authorities in your country, or by a notarius publicus.
  • If you hand in your application to the police in Norway you do not need to have the copies stamped. Please note that the original documents must still have an apostille stamp even if you hand in the application to the police in Norway.
  • No stamping is required on the copies of your passport.
• If your documents are in a different language than Norwegian or English, they must be translated to Norwegian or English by an authorised/certified translator. It must be stated on the translation who translated the document and when.
• You must also hand in a copy of the translations. If you hand in your application abroad, the copy of the translation must be stamped by the authorities in your country, or a notarius publicus.
• Do you have documents from different countries? Check at udi.no/apostille what you need to do to get documents from different countries certified.