Received an answer Your application for a study permit has been granted
Questions and answers
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How do you travel into Norway?
If you are not already in Norway when your application is granted, you must now check when you can travel to Norway.
First, you must check whether you need a visa to enter Norway. Please check whether you need a visa.
If you do not need a visa
You will notified by the embassy or the Visa Application Centre where you handed in the application when you are allowed to travel to Norway. You will also be notified about the date you have to enter Norway at the latest.
If you have questions, contact the embassy or Visa Application Centre where you handed in the application.
If you need a visa
- The visa you need is called an entry visa
- The UDI will ask the embassy which is responsible for your case to issue you this visa; you do not need to apply for one.
- The Visa Application Centre where you handed in the application or the embassy will contact you to agree on a time for you to come and collect your visa. It will take up to a week for them to contact you. You will collect your visa at the same place as you handed in the application.
- The visa is usually valid for 30 days, and show when you can travel to Norway.
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How to obtain a residence card
What is a residence card?
A residence card is a plastic card in credit card format that proves that you have been granted a residence permit in Norway. The police will order your residence card.
How do you obtain a residence card?
- You must pre-book an appointment to be issued a residence card. You must normally do this through the Application Portal.
- You can make the booking before you travel to Norway.
- The appointment has to be either during the first seven days you are in Norway, or the first available appointment you can find.
- You must meet at the local police office in the area where you are going to live, at the time you have booked the appointment for.
If you are under the age of 18, your parents or guardian must accompany you to the police.
Booking an appointment via the Application Portal
If you used the Application Portal to register your application, you can now log in to the Application Portal to book an appointment (external website).
Booking an appointment over the phone
If you did not use the Application Portal Norway when you applied for a residence permit, you must instead call your local police district to book an appointment. You cannot call the UDI to book an appointment.
What happens when you go to the police?
The police will take your fingerprints and photo, and will then order your residence card.
How long will it take until you get the card?
It will take at least ten working days from your appointment with the police until you receive the card in the post.
Please check that you are registered with the correct postal address and that your name is on your letter box. If not, the card will not reach you. If the card is lost in the mail, it will take another ten working days until you can get a new one.
If you are planning trips to abroad, you should therefore make sure there is plenty of time between your appointment with the police and your planned departure date.
If you have not received your residence card by mail or if you have any questions about residence cards, you must contact the local police office where you applied for a residence card. (external website)
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How do you get an address in Norway, a national identity number or a d number and a tax deduction card?
When you meet at the police to order a residence card, we notify the Tax Administration that you have been granted a residence permit. The Tax Administration decides whether you will be given a d-number or a national identity number.
About two weeks after you met at the police, you will receive a letter from the Tax Administration with your national identity number or your d number.
If you have changed your address in Norway since you applied for a residence permit, you must inform the police about this when you meet there, so that the correct residence address is registered in the National Registry.
If you have questions about tax deduction cards because you are going to work in Norway, you will find information on the Tax Administration's website about how foreign citizens apply for tax deduction cards (external website).
If you received a d-number when you should have received a national identity number, you must contact the National Registry (external website).
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Can your family come to Norway?
If you have been granted one of the following types of permit, your spouse or cohabitant and children can apply for family immigration permit:
- study permit to study at a university or university college
- residence permit for a Norwegian language course for skilled workers
- residence permit for additional education
If you hold another type of study permit, your family cannot apply for family immigration.
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What kind of health care are you entitled to?
You are entitled to different types of health care (external website) depending on your situation.
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Can you work?
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- You can apply for a permit to work full-time for parts of the academic year if the work is relevant to your studies. You have to request this in writing when you apply, or later.
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
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Can you travel to other countries while living in Norway?
You can travel into and out of Norway for as long as the permit is valid, but you must live in Norway for at least a total of six months each year.
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How do you renew your permit?
Your decision states how long your permit is valid for and whether it can be renewed. If you wish to continue living in Norway, you must remember to renew your permit or apply for a new one 2–3 months before the permit expires. If you do not, you may experience problems travelling into and out of Norway and lose the right to work in Norway while you are waiting for a new permit.
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Can you lose your permit?
You can lose your permit if you:
- do not study
- live outside of Norway for more than a total of six months in one year
- work more than your permit entitles you to