Want to apply Family immigration
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
The applicant is the person who wishes to visit or live in Norway.
Family immigration is also called family reunification or forming a family. Those who apply for family immigration are usually a spouse, cohabitant or child of someone who lives in Norway. Other types of family members who may apply include parents of children in Norway, individuals planning to marry someone in Norway (fiancé/fiancée), foster children and full siblings.
Are you going to apply for a residence permit because you have been abused?
If you have a family immigration permit and have been abused by your spouse/cohabitant, you can apply for an independent residence permit. You can read more here.
Important messages
- Information regarding the situation in the Middle East and applications for residence in Norway
- Information for applicants who are affected by the situation in Sudan
- Information regarding the situation in Afghanistan and applications about residence in Norway
- Procedures for processing family immigration applications from persons expelled for two or five years who have children in Norway
- Remote work in Norway
- Introduction benefits no longer counted as income for family immigration applications
- Many applicants do not have to meet twice with the police
- Change in the exceptions from the requirement for self-sufficiency in order to obtain a permanent residence permit
- Exceptions for income requirements when applying for family immigration with a refugee in Norway
- How to document your income from the year 2021
- Lower fees for spouses, cohabitants and parents of refugees
- Somali citizens who do not have refugee status must obtain a Somali passport
- Applicants from Eritrea will be able to hand in their applications in several locations
- New 24-year age limit for marriage
- Information to applicants from Afghanistan about handing in identity documents when applying from Pakistan