When you apply, the UDI will consider which group you belong to, and whether you fill the requirements. Here you can check for yourself what the requirements are for the most common group of applicants. Remember that you may belong to more than one group.
In order to be granted permanent right of residence you must, as a rule, have been here continuously for five years and have had a right of residence throughout the period. That is, you must have been an employee, self-employed person, student, lived here with sufficient funds or been here as a family member of such a person.
If you are an employee or self-employed person, you can be granted permanent right of residence after a shorter period of residence in Norway if you
In such case, these exemptions will also apply to family members who live with you.
The residence time is reckoned from the day you fulfilled the requirements to have a right of residence in Norway.
Absence that will not be deducted in the calculation of the residence period
'Continuous residence' means that you cannot have stayed abroad for more than six months during a year. We accept longer stays abroad if they are shorter than 12 continuous months and are due to either
If there have been periods when you have been involuntarily unemployed or if there have been temporary interruptions in your work period, or you have been unable to work due to a serious illness or accident, you must include this time in your residence period.
You can be granted permanent right of residence if you have stayed in Norway for a continuous period of five years after having used the registration scheme for EU/EEA nationals and their family members.
If your family member is in Norway as an employee or self-employed person, you can both be granted permanent right of residence after a shorter residence period if he or she
If your family member is in Norway as an employee, you can also be granted permanent right of residence if:
The residence time is reckoned from the day you fulfilled the requirements to have a right of residence in Norway.
Absence that will not be deducted in the calculation of the residence period
'Continuous residence' means that you cannot have stayed abroad for more than six months during a year. We accept longer stays abroad if they are shorter than 12 continuous months and are due to either
In order to be granted permanent right of residence you must
The residence time is reckoned from the day you fulfilled the requirements to have a right of residence in Norway.
Absence that will not be deducted in the calculation of the residence period
'Continuous residence' means that you cannot have stayed abroad for more than six months during a year. We accept longer stays abroad if they are shorter than 12 continuous months and are due to either