I am abroad with an expired residence permit. What should I do?
You must remember to apply to renew your residence permit while in Norway. In general, you are required to meet up in person to hand in your application for renewal to the police in Norway. If you have travelled from Norway and are abroad when your permit expires, your application will usually not be processed. This applies to you if you were granted a residence permit after applying for protection (asylum) in Norway.
In exceptional cases, however, UDI can consider processing your application for renewal even though it was handed in to a Norwegian embassy or diplomatic mission. For this to be an option, your reason for not returning to Norway to hand in your application must be due to circumstances beyond your control.
If you believe you meet the conditions another type of residence permit, we recommend that you apply. If you have family members in Norway, you can read about family immigration requirements at UDI.no to see if you are eligible.