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If you hold a local border traffic permit and live within 30 km of the Norwegian-Russian border, you can freely visit the Norwegian border area.
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Those who do not need a visa to visit Norway, can stay here for up to 90 days. There are additional rules you must follow.
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You have handed in an application and would like more information about what is happening with your application and when you will receive an answer.
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If your travel document (passport) is lost or stolen while you are travelling abroad, you can apply for a temporary travel document to return to Norway. This is a kind of emergency passport.
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If you hold 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 refugee travel document or an immigrant's passport. You can use this document instead of a passport.
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If you are going to live outside of Norway for more than two years, you will normally lose your permanent residence permit, but you can apply to keep it.
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If you arrive in Norway without a visitor visa, you may be issued an emergency visa on the border if there are very important and unexpected reasons why you had to travel.
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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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If you are an EU/EEA national you have the right to live, work and study in Norway.
Depending on where you are from, family members of an EU/EEA national can either apply for a residence card or use the registration scheme.
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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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You are for example staying with family or friends.
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There are shorter residence requirements for certain groups than those who apply under the main citizenship rule. In some cases, exemptions may also apply to other requirements.
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There are shorter residence requirements for certain groups than those who apply under the main citizenship rule. In some cases, exemptions may also apply to other requirements.
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If you are travelling together, you may apply for visitor visas for your group instead of for each person individually. You can visit Norway for up to 90 days on a visitor visa, and you can also travel anywhere in the Schengen Area during the same period.
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If you hold a residence permit in Norway and you suddenly have to go on an important trip abroad, you can apply for a Norwegian immigrant's passport for a single journey. It cannot be possible for you to obtain a passport from your home country in time.