Family member of a UK national

If you have lived in Norway for more than five years, you may meet the conditions for a permanent residence permit (permanent oppholdstillatelse). See section "UK national or family member of a UK national with a permanent right of residence" on this page.

Requirements for the applicant

  • You are a family member of a UK national who is residing in Norway and who had residence in Norway as of 31 December 2020.
  • You had an established relationship before 31 December 2020.
  • Spouses, cohabitants, children, and dependent parents and grandparents do not have to reside in Norway by the end of 31 December 2020. Other family members must be resident in Norway by this date.
  • You must be among the following family members to the UK national :

    If the UK national is employed, self-employed, or has sufficient funds to support you, you can be:

    • spouse or registered partner.
    • cohabitant. You must both be over the age of 18. Usually, you must have lived together for at least two years by the end of 31 December 2020. If you have children together or are expecting children together, the requirement of having lived together does not apply. The child must be conceived by the end of 31 December 2020.
    • engaged. You must have plans to get married within the next 6 months. You must have health insurance that covers all risks.
    • children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren under the age of 21.
    • children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren over the age of 21 who are already supported by the family member in Norway.
    • parents, grandparents, great-grandparents who are already supported by the family member in Norway.
    • foster children under the age of 18. You must be an established member of the family and obtain a confirmation from the authorities in your home country that you can settle in Norway. You must have health insurance that covers all risks.
    • full siblings under the age of 18 without parents or other caregivers. Norwegian child welfare services must, as a main rule, approve your family member as a caregiver. You must have health insurance that covers all risks.
    • family member in need of care with serious health problems. The family member in Norway must be the only one who can give you nursing and care. You must have health insurance that covers all risks.
    • sufficiently supported family member. You must either be dependent on or belong to the household of the family member in Norway.

    If the UK national is a student, you can be:

    • spouse or registered partner.
    • cohabitant. You must both be over the age of 18. Usually, you must have lived together for at least two years by the end of 31 December 2020. If you have children together or are expecting children together, the requirement of having lived together does not apply. The child must be conceived by the end of 31 December 2020.
    • children under the age of 21.

How to apply

1. Gather the documents you need

You must document the situation you are in when you apply for residence. Which documents you must submit with your application depends on the situation that applies to you and whether you are already registered in Norway. Some just need to identify themselves, while others need to submit multiple documents. You will receive a personalised checklist after you have filled out the application form. Some examples of documents we may ask you to provide:

    • valid national ID card or passport.
    • documentation of the family relationship.
    • documentation that the UK national you are a family member of has legal residence and resided in Norway by 31 December 2020, and the basis for their residence (employee, self-employed, own funds or student).
    • if you are under the age of 18 and only one of your parents is to live in Norway, you must document with the consent of the other parent or with a court decision that the parent in Norway has sole parental responsibility.

2. Fill in the application form

3. Submit documents and identify yourself at the police

The majority of applicants do not have to submit any documents. They only have to go to the police to identify themselves. Some applicants must submit documents. You must upload these documents digitally.

After you have submitted your application, you will receive a receipt by email with a summary of your application. If you are going to submit documents to your application, there will be a list of which documents you should submit in the summary. If you only have to identify yourself, it will be stated in the summary that you only need to submit identity documents. This means that you must present your passport or national ID card to the police.

If you need only to identify yourself

If your application summary shows that you should only submit identity documents, you should not do anything now. After a while, the police will send you an email confirming that they have opened a case. After the police have made a decision for the residence permit, you will receive a new email from the police asking you to book an appointment to identify yourself. You must not book an appointment until you are notified. The police's capacity varies, and how easy it is to find available appointments may depend on when you try to book.

If you have to submit documents to attach to your application
If the summary of your application shows that you have to submit documents, the police will send you an email a while after you applied, asking you to upload your documents online. This email also includes instructions on how to do so. You cannot submit documents before you receive this email. It may take some time before you receive an email from the police.

After uploading the documents, you will eventually receive a new email from the police asking you to book an appointment to identify yourself with the police. Do not book an appointment before you are notified.