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Once you have submitted your application for a visitor's visa to Norway and Schengen, the application will be processed at the embassy or by UDI.
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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 your application for family immigration has been rejected, see information below.
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When we have processed your application, you will be notified whether you have been granted a residence permit for work or if your application has been rejected.
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Once we have considered your application, you will be informed of whether you have been granted an immigrant's passport or a refugee travel document or whether your application has been rejected.
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Once you have applied for a local border traffic permit, your application will be considered by the consulate in Murmansk.
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If you have a residence permit that can be renewed, it is important that you apply for renewal well in advance of your residence permit expiring.
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Check if you can work or participate in voluntary work before your application is processed, and how to apply for a work permit for asylum seekers.
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You can receive financial assistance during your stay if you do not have money. Assistance can be in the form of pocket money or money for food.
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This information is for persons holding a temporary residence permit with refugee status (protection) or collective protection in Norway.
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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 must normally have received a job offer in Norway before you can apply for a residence permit for work purposes. If you are a skilled worker, you may in some exceptional cases get a residence permit to stay in Norway while you look for work.
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After you have submitted your application for protection, you will be interviewed by UDI. UDI will make a decision on the basis of all the information you have given to the police and UDI, and the documents you have submitted.
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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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You will be granted a residence permit as a refugee – normally for five years. Your residence permit can be renewed by application.