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If you have held a Norwegian passport without being a Norwegian citizen and in good faith believed that you were a Norwegian citizen, you can apply for Norwegian citizenship without having a residence permit 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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A reanalysis of qualitative data from the 2011 Fafo project "No way in, no way out: A study of living conditions of irregular migrants in Norway" (Øien and Sønsterudbråten 2011).
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Citizens of EU/EEA countries and their family members are covered by the EU/EEA regulations. People covered by the EU/EEA regulations are in comparison to non-EU citizens granted other rights and duties while residing in Norway.
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The Dublin Regulation is an agreement between the EU countries, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Each asylum seeker shall only have his or her application considered in one of the countries participating in the cooperation.
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You can be granted a residence permit in Norway if you are going on a working holiday for young adults, if you are a working guest in agriculture, an employee of a humanitarian/non-profit/religious organisation, or an artist, musician or performer.
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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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Relocation is an opportunity for asylum seekers in some European countries to have their application processed in another EU/EEA country or Switzerland.
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22.09.2022
As of 22 September 2022, Norway’s visa facilitation agreement with Russia has been suspended temporarily.
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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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What will it be like having a reception centre nearby?
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Some people do not need a visa to visit Norway because they hold a passport from a country that Norway has a visa exemption agreement with. This also applies if you have a residence permit in an EU/EEA country or if you have a special passport.
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If you have held a permit as a seasonal worker for six months, you must stay outside Norway for six months before you can be granted a new seasonal work permit. You cannot stay in Norway as a seasonal worker for more than six months out of twelve months.
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Norway initiated this query because UDI had launched a new website to explain the asylum process in Norway to unaccompanied minors as well as to children whose families are seeking asylum and wanted to benefit from others' experience with the same.
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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.