Parent of a child who is under 18 and lives in Norway


Please note

  • If you are married or you plan to live together with your child's other parent, you cannot apply for this type of family immigration. You must then apply for family immigration with your spouse or cohabitant instead.
  • If you have a family immigration permit with your spouse/cohabitant, and you now have separated, you must now apply for a renewal of your family immigration permit with your child.  

Requirements for the applicant

  • You must also meet one of the following four requirements:
    • You have parental responsibility for a Norwegian child, and the child is living with you on a permanent basis. 
    • You have had a residence permit in Norway for the last year. You have shared parental responsibility for the child, have access rights with the child, and are going to continue to have access rights with the child in Norway. 'Access rights' normally means that the child, as a minimum, stays with you one afternoon a week, every other weekend, two weeks during the summer holidays and for Christmas or Easter.
    • You have had a residence permit in Norway for the last year, and the child is living with you on a permanent basis. The child's other parent lives in Norway and has access rights with the child and shared parental responsibility. 'Access rights' normally means that the child, as a minimum, stays with the other parent one afternoon a week, every other weekend, two weeks during the summer holidays and for Christmas or Easter.
    • You have a Norwegian child. You and the child have lived in the same foreign country over the past year, either together or with you having 'access rights', and you will continue to have access rights involving the child in Norway. 'Access rights' normally means that the child, as a minimum, stays with the other parent one afternoon a week, every other weekend, two weeks during the summer holidays and for Christmas or Easter.

Requirements for the reference person

  • No requirements apply to reference persons who are children under the age of 18.

Requirements for the reference person