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If you have received an F-code by email or SMS, you can renew your residence permit for family immigration, work or studies quickly and easily.
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This information is for persons with Norwegian citizenship.
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Rules for diplomats, military personnel, their employees and family members who are planning to work in Norway.
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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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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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The requirements for Norwegian citizenship are not the same for everyone. How old you are, when you came to Norway and who you are married to, can affect how long you must have lived in Norway before you can apply.
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Spouses, cohabitants and children of a person who has received a residence permit as a refugee in Norway, may apply for family immigration. After they have arrived in Norway they can apply for refugee status and travel document for refugees.
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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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There are special rules for applying for citizenship if you have previously been a Norwegian citizen or have had a Norwegian passport.
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It is important to apply for renewal well in advance of your residence permit expiring if you wish to retain all your rights. You must also apply for renewal if you wish to change host families.
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You can be granted a residence permit as a seasonal worker if you are going to do a job that can only be carried out at a special time of the year, or if you are going to work as a holiday stand-in for a permanent employee.
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Travel document and transfer of refugee status to Norway if you have been granted a residence permit in Norway, and have refugee status in another country.
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If you are staying in Norway without a legal residence permit, you must return to your home country. You can apply for support to return home with the National Police Immigration Service and start a new life in Gaza.
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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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In order to retain all your rights, it is important that you apply to renew your residence permit well before it expires.