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13.12.2018
If you are applying for Norwegian citizenship after 1 January 2019, it is now a requirement that you have a passport from Somalia. If you do not already have a Somali passport, you must get one now.
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10.06.2022
Here you may read how you can document that you have legal residence in Norway while waiting for your residence card.
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15.04.2021
From 16 April 2021, you must give your fingerprints and a photo of your face when you submit your application to the police or a VFS Application Centre/embassy if you are a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA.
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15.03.2024
If you are travelling outside of Norway, you must bring a valid passport and residence card.
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21.02.2017
If you are an Afghan citizen applying from Pakistan, you must hand in your ID documents to be checked by the Embassy.
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14.08.2018
From 24 August, Turkish citizens who are travelling through Oslo airport on their way to another country outside the Schengen area will need a visa, even if they are not going to leave the airport.
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07.11.2019
From 15 December, Syrian citizens who are travelling through Oslo airport on their way to another country outside the Schengen area will need a visa, even if they are not going to leave the airport.
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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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16.04.2024
The new rules apply to citizens of Gambia, regardless of where they live, and who is applying for a visitor visa for a Schengen country. There are some exceptions from the rules.
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02.03.2015
If you are an EU/EEA national and lose your job in Norway, you can search for a new job here.
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30.06.2022
If you are planning to work remotely in Norway, you must, as a general rule, have a residence permit that gives you the right to work remotely in Norway.
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01.09.2023
Iraqis who had received a residence permit in Norway, even though there was known doubt about their identity, and wanted to become Norwegian citizens, could apply until 1 September 2020 to participate in a time-limited identity clarification programme.
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19.06.2020
Do you live in Norway and have a Norwegian identification number? Then you may be able to choose digital mail and receive an answer to your application sooner.
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25.03.2024
Unfortunately, there are some applications for right of residence that we must wait to process.
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03.09.2019
The Government has decided that Norwegian authorities recognise some Somali passports as travel documents from 1 August 2018.