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If you are staying in Norway without a valid residence permit, you must return to your home country or another country where you have a residence permit. You can apply for support to return home and start a new life. This is called assisted return.
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If you have held a Norwegian passport without being a Norwegian citizen and in good faith believed that you were a Norwegian citizen, you can apply for Norwegian citizenship without having a residence permit in Norway.
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The requirements for Norwegian citizenship are not the same for everyone. How old you are, when you came to Norway and who you are married to, can affect how long you must have lived in Norway before you can apply.
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After you have handed in your application for a residence permit as an au pair, you must wait for an answer before you can move in with your host family.
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If you have a permanent residence permit, or a temporary residence permit that forms the basis for a permanent residence permit, you cannot be granted protection (asylum) in Norway.
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If you have been granted a study permit, you can now travel to Norway and start your studies.
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If you are staying in Norway without a legal residence permit, you must return to your home country or another country where you have a residence permit. You can apply for support to return home and start a new life. This is called assisted return.
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You will come in contact with a variety of agencies and specialists when applying for protection in Norway. Here is an overview of who you can expect to meet
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You have come to Norway to find a safe place to live. When you ask for permission to live in Norway, we need to check whether it is safe for you to go back home. Until we decide whether you can stay here, we will refer to you as an asylum seeker.
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An ordinary asylum reception centre provides housing for asylum seekers who are waiting for, or who have received, an answer to their application.
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If you have a residence permit in Norway, and it is not possible for you to obtain a passport from your home country, you can apply for a Norwegian immigrant's passport.
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Once you have submitted your application for a refugee travel document or an immigrant's passport to the police, the police will send it to UDI.
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If you have applied for a residence permit for work purposes in Norway, you must normally wait until you have received an answer to your application before you can start working.
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If you have been granted an immigrant's passport for a single journey, you must attend an appointment with the police.
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Your application for protection (asylum) in Norway has been rejected, but you have been given a permit to stay in Norway until you turn 18 years old.