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Below is useful information about getting married in Norway and applying for a residence permit in order to live with your spouse in Norway.
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In order to tell you how long you have to wait for an answer to your application for a residence permit, we ask you to answer three questions.
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If you are staying in Norway without a legal residence permit, you must return to your home country or to another country where you have a residence permit. You can apply for money to return home and start a new life.
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DUF numberDefinition of word or term
If you have applied for protection (asylum) or for a residence permit in Norway, you will be assigned a DUF number.
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If you stay in Norway without a valid residence permit, you must return to your home country or 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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If you are staying in Norway without a valid 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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If you plan to travel to Norway to receive medical treatment over a period of more than 90 days, you must apply for a residence permit in advance. If you need someone to accompany you, he or she can also be granted such a residence permit.
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The study explores the situation of unaccompanied minors (UAMs) who have been granted a residence permit or issued a return decision, and the approaches established by the (Member) States to their integration or return during the period 2014-2017.
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If you have completed higher education or have completed vocational training, you can apply for a residence permit as a skilled worker. You must normally already have received a job offer, or have your own business.
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In some family immigration cases, the reference person (the person who already holds a residence permit in Norway) must have worked or studied full-time in Norway for a total of four years.
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If the main reason why you are getting married or engaged is that you want a residence permit in Norway, it is called a circumvention marriage. This was previously called a pro forma marriage.
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In order for you to be granted a residence permit for work purposes in Norway, the pay and working conditions must not be poorer than is normal in Norway.
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Normally, work immigrants from countries outside the EU/EEA cannot start working until they have been granted a residence permit. However, they can start working if they have received a confirmation from the police (early employment start).
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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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If you are in Norway or the EU / Schengen area and your application for a residence permit has been rejected or you have received an expulsion decision, you have an obligation to leave by your deadline for departure.