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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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If you wish to stay in Norway or Schengen for more days than your visitor visa is valid for, you must apply for a visa extension. If you plan to travel in and out of Schengen an extra time, you have to apply for a new visa.
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Do you have a family member already in Norway you wish to live together with? Depending on where both of you are from, you may be able to apply for a residence permit, residence card for family members of EU/EEA nationals or to use the registration scheme
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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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Some people can visit Norway without a visa, but most people from countries outside the EU/EEA must apply for a visitor's visa.
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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 a Nordic citizen over the age of 12 and you have lived in Norway for the last two years, you can apply for Norwegian citizenship. If you are under the age of 12, you can only apply if you have one Norwegian parent or apply with one parent.
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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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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 have a residence permit in Norway and do not have a valid passport from your home country, you can apply for a Norwegian immigrant's passport if there are very special circumstances.
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You may apply for assisted return to your home country, or another country where you have residence permit, at any time.
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If you are working for a company in another EU/EEA country, and are to carry out an assignment for this company in Norway, special regulations apply to you.
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Here you will find information on how to apply for collective protection and what happens after you apply and after receiving an answer.
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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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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.