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UDI will prioritise applications for a residence permit for victims of abuse. But there are still some steps your case must go through before we can process it.
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If you have been granted a refugee travel document, you must attend an appointment with the police. You cannot use the travel document to visit your home country.
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With a permanent residence permit you can reside and work in Norway indefinitely. You will also be given extra protection against expulsion. If you spend too much time abroad, your permit may be revoked.
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Once UDI has processed your application for citizenship, we will send you the decision letter.
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When you have submitted an application for family immigration, you may be summoned for an interview. You normally have to wait in your home country until UDI has finished processing your application.
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If you have been granted an immigrant's passport, you must attend an appointment with the police. Normally, you cannot use the immigrant's passport to visit your home country.
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A temporary or permanent non-asylum residence permit may be withdrawn from a third-country national in all the responding countries on the basis of issues of public order that have been identified in another EU/EFTA member country.
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This information is for persons holding a permanent residence permit with refugee status (protection) in Norway.
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31.08.2023
If you have sufficient income the required residence time for Norwegian citizenship is less. If you have sufficient income, you are required to have resided in Norway six out of the last ten years.
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15.12.2021
From 2022, there may be more variation in the waiting time for residence permit applications during a transitional period. UDI is changing how we process applications, aiming for more applicants to get their application decision faster.
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Settlement permits are now called permanent residence permits.
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In some cases, you may lose your residence permit or citizenship.
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In some cases, your residence permit or citizenship may be revoked. Choose a category below for more information.
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The deadline for applying in accordance with the Brexit regulations was 31 December 2021.