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You must hand in these documents with your application for a residence permit (Immigration Act section 40) Checklist for family immigration with spouse

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The applicant is a citizen of :

United States

Is the reference person a Norwegian/Nordic citizen, or a citizen of a different country?:

The reference person is a Norwegian or Nordic citizen

Does the reference person have a job?:

Yes

Is the reference person a self-employed person (selvstendig næringsdrivende)?:

No

Did the reference person attend education last year, or is the reference person going to attend education?:

No

Does the reference person receive money from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation (NAV)?:

The reference person does not receive any benefits from NAV

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You must print out this checklist, sign it, and bring it with you when you hand in the application documents.

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DUF number/date of birth:

Who is the applicant and who is the reference person?

The applicant is the person who wants to move to Norway, or continue living here, and who needs a residence permit. When we use the word "you", we are speaking to the applicant.

The reference person is the spouse living in Norway.

This is how you use this list

This is a list that tells you which documents you have to hand in when you apply for family immigration. Some of the documents you need to get, some the reference person in Norway needs to get.

You have to:

  1. print this list.
  2. tick the box for each document you have found.
  3. sign on the last page.

You have to hand in this list, the questionnaire and copies of all the documents at the police, the application centre or the embassy. You also have to bring the original documents. The original documents must be verified with a stamp. Se the end of the list for more information about how the documents need to be stamped.

The documents you have to hand in

Application documents

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The cover letter is the attachment you received via e-mail when you registered your application online. Please print it and bring it with you. If it was not possible for you to apply online, please bring a filled-out application form. (www.udi.no/forms)

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You can use this form Form for granting Power of Attorney (pdf, 199 kB) (www.udi.no/forms) or the form you received by email when you registered your application in the Application Portal.

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You need to print this list of documents (this page on the Internet you are looking at right now). Tick the box for all the documents you hand in, and hand in this list together with all the documents you are going to hand in. Remember to sign on the print-out.

Identity documents for you who are the applicant

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  • If you hand in your application in Norway, you normally only need to show your passport and hand in the copies.
  • If you hand in your application abroad, you must normally hand in both your passport and the copies. If you need your passport back before you receive an answer to your application, please contact the place where you hand in the application. 

Form with questions about you and your spouse

You have to fill out a form with questions about you and your spouse. It is you who are the applicant who must fill out this form, it is not to be filled out by the reference person in Norway.

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You can find the form here (pdf, 290 kB) (www.udi.no/forms). Remember to sign on the last page of the form.

You have to answer all the questions in the form as accurately as you can, even if some of the questions are not apt to your situation.

Documents about your family

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UDI will consider what is best for the child in all matters that affect children. If a child is affected by this application, you can include a description of the child’s situation. This could, for example, include information about the child’s:

  • health situation
  • care situation
  • connection to family
  • views and wishes

All children have the right to be heard and to take part in decisions that affect them. Read more about children’s right to be heard

Documents to prove that the reference person is divorced from the previous marriage abroad

This requirement applies only if the reference person has previously been married to a person from the same country as you, AND the previous spouse received a residence permit for family immigration with the reference person.

Suppose this applies to the reference person in your case. In that case, you must provide documentation that the previous marriage of the reference person's previous marriage is dissolved aborad, even if it is registered dissolved in Norway. 

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  • if the reference person was married in the home country of the previous spouse: Provide documentation from the home country of the previous spouse to explain why the reference person can't divorce or annul the marriage
  • if the reference person was married in another country than the country the previous spouse is a citizen of: Provide documentation from the previous spouse’s home country and from the country where they married to explain why the reference person can't get a divorce or an annulment of the marriage
  • if the previous marriage of the reference person is not registered in the previous spouse’s home country: Provide documentation showing that the reference person is not registered as married with the authorities of the previous spouse’s home country

Documents you must hand in about the reference person’s job

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In the contract/confirmation it must be clear how long the employment will last and the scope (full time or part-time) of the employment. If your work is temporary, you should enclose a confirmation from your employer if it is possible to prolong your contract.

Information about the requirements for the reference person's income can be found at www.udi.no/incomerequirement.

Documents you have to hand in if they apply to the reference person’s current situation

If you already are in Norway, and wish to hand in your application in Norway

Please note! You do not have to hand in any documentation to show that you have the right to hand in your application in Norway if you

    • have a residence permit in Norway, or
    • do not need a visa to visit Norway and have been here for less than 90 days when you hand in the application to the police, or
    • have applied for asylum and are waiting for an answer. Please note! If you have received a rejection from the UDI, your request to stay in Norway until you have received an answer to your appeal cannot have been rejected.

If you are in Norway on a visitor’s visa (Schengen visa), you must hand in the following documents:

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  • If you have completed an education or a degree at an university college or university, or have completed a vocational training programme at upper secondary school level, you must submit a diploma and transcripts showing how long the education lasted, the level and the content.
  • If you have taken education which you have not completed,  you must hand in documentation which shows how long the education lasted, the level and the content.

If you have previously handed in this documentation to the UDI, you do not have to hand it in again. 

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  • Work certificates: You must provide work certificates from previous employers that contain detailed information about:
  • how long you worked there,
  • what training you received,
  • what work tasks you had and
  • what qualifications you have.

Courses: If you have courses in the profession, you can attach documentation to this as a supplement to the work certificates. The documentation must contain information about the duration/number of hours and the content of the courses.

You only need to document work experience in addition to, or instead of, documentation of education if the work experience should be part of the assessment of whether or not you are a skilled worker. 

If you are missing any of the documents on this list

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You can use the form, Explanation why I cannot hand in one or more documents (pdf, 662 kB) (www.udi.no/forms), to explain why you can’t hand in one or more of the documents. Remember to sign the form.

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.
  • 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 (neither the copies of your documents, nor 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.

Please note! The UDI does not require apostille or legalisation of the documents but be aware that other public agencies may require this.

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