Temporary residence permit
If you have a temporary residence permit, the UDI may decide that your residence permit is no longer valid. It may mean that you are no longer allowed to live in Norway or that you will be granted a new residence permit and your residence period in Norway will restart.
If you lose your residence permit, you also lose your Norwegian travel documents.
How am I notified that I risk losing my residence permit?
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You may be called in for an interview with the police
If we need more information about your case, the police or the UDI may invite you in for an interview.
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You will be notified about revocation in advance
If the UDI believes that you should lose your residence permit, you will receive advance notification from the UDI in which we ask you to explain your view of the case. You can receive legal assistance to write the reply and your legal fees will be covered.
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You are entitled to legal assistance
If you receive advance notification or a decision on revocation, you have the right to have expenses for legal assistance covered. You must contact a lawyer yourself. See examples of how to do so here (eksternt nettsted)
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You have a right to see the documents in your case
If you wish to see the documents in your case, you must request access to the documents here.
Reasons for losing your residence permit
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You have provided incorrect information in your case
If you have provided incorrect information in your case, the UDI may decide that you will lose your residence permit. The information must be important to your case in order for the UDI to be legally allowed to decide that you lose your permit.
The UDI may also decide that you will lose your residence permit if you have not given us information that is important to your case.
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You have provided incorrect information about your identity
The UDI may decide that you will lose your residence permit if you have given us incorrect information about your identity.
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You have stayed too long outside Norway
The UDI may decide that you will lose your residence permit if you stayed too long outside Norway. Your decision normally states how long you can stay outside Norway.
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You have breached the conditions for your permit
The UDI may decide that will you lose your residence permit if you have breached the conditions for the permit. The decision will state the conditions for the permits.
How will I be informed that I have lost my residence permit?
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You will receive a decision from the UDI
If the UDI decides that you will lose your residence permit, you will receive a decision from the UDI. The decision will state why the UDI is revoking your residence permit.
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You can appeal the decision
You can appeal the decision on revocation. See https://www.udi.no/ord-og-begreper/klage-pa-et-vedtak/#link-1009 for more information.
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You are entitled to legal assistance
If you receive advance notification or a decision on revocation, you have the right to have expenses for legal assistance covered. You must contact a lawyer yourself. See examples of how to do so here (eksternt nettsted)
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You have a right to see the documents in your case
If you wish to see the documents in your case, you must request access to the documents here.
Must I leave Norway?
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You can be granted a new permit
The UDI will consider whether you can be granted a new permit, for example if:
- you have a particular connection to Norway
- there are strong humanitarian considerations in your case, or
- if you are protected against refoulement (return)
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You may need to leave Norway
If you permit is not renewed, you must leave Norway. The decision states whether you must leave Norway, and what the deadline for leaving the country is.