Want to apply Study permit
If you wish to study or go to school in Norway for more than three months, you must apply for a study permit. If you are granted a study permit, you will also be able to work for up to 20 hours a week while you are studying and full-time during holidays.
The information on this page is personalised for
The applicant is a citizen of : Algeria
Where will you be studying?
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University college or university
Requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have been admitted to a university college or university.
- You must study full-time.
- You must have enough money to live on, at least
NOK 123 519 per year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in a Norwegian bank account or the deposit account of the educational institution, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included. (Please note that if you do not have a bank account in Norway you may use the bank account at the the institution where you are going to study. You must contact the institution where you are going to study for any details regarding this arrangement.) - If you have to pay tuition fees, you must also have money to cover this.
- You must have somewhere to live.
- The circumstances in your home country must indicate that it is likely that you can return home when you have completed your studies.
Please note! Because of the circumstances in your home country, it may be difficult for applicants from your country to get a residence permit for studying at a lower level than Master level. We will always consider whether there is something specific with your situation that means that you can get a residence permit even though you are studying at a lower level.
Requirements relating to the study programme
- The place of study must be included on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education’s (NOKUT) list of approved (accredited) universities, university colleges or specialised university institutions (external website).
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- Your spouse or cohabitant and children can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway. If your family members apply at the same time as you, you will receive the answer to your applications at the same time.
- The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
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Upper secondary school
Requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have been admitted to an upper secondary school.
- You must have enough money to live on.
- You must have somewhere to live.
- The circumstances in your home country must indicate that it is likely that you can return home when you have completed school.
Requirements relating to the education
The education must meet at least one of the following requirements:
- You have received an offer of admission to a Norwegian school through an exchange partnership with a county or a non-profit organization
- You are going to attend an IB (International Baccalaureate) study programme
- You are going to attend either the Norwegian College of Elite Sport, Barrat Due Institute of Music, or the Bårdar Academy
Exceptions: If you hold a residence permit in another Nordic country, no requirements apply to the school. If you are a Russian national living in the Barents region, you can get a residence permit for studies at a general studies program.
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- You cannot apply for a permanent residence permit in Norway immediately after having held a study permit.
How to apply
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Vocational school
Requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have been admitted to a vocational school.
- You must study full-time.
- You must have enough money to live on, at least
NOK 123 519 per year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in a Norwegian bank account or the deposit account of the educational institution, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included. - If you have to pay tuition fees, you must also have money to cover this.
- You must have somewhere to live.
- The circumstances in your home country must indicate that it is likely that you can return home when you have completed your studies.
Requirements relating to the study programme
- The place of study must be included on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education’s (NOKUT) list of approved (accredited) vocational schools (external website) (page in Norwegian).
- The education cannot be online.
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- Your spouse or cohabitant and children can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway. If your family members apply at the same time as you, you will receive the answer to your applications at the same time.
- The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
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Folk high schools
Requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have been admitted to a folk high school.
- You must have enough money to live on and to pay the school tuition, a minimum of
NOK 108 695 for the 2021/2022 school year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in a Norwegian bank account or the deposit account of the educational institution, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included. - You cannot have had a previous residence permit to attend religion/belief-based school (bible school) or folk high school.
- The circumstances in your home country must indicate that it is likely that you can return home when you have completed your studies.
Please note! Because of the circumstances in your home country, it will be very difficult for applicants from your country to get a residence permit for attending a folk high school.
Requirements relating to the study programme
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
- Your permit is valid for one year and it cannot be renewed.
- Your family members cannot apply for family immigration to come and live with you in Norway.
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Religion/belief-based school (Bible school)
Requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have been admitted to the school.
- You must attend the school full-time.
- You must have enough money to live on, i.e. at least
NOK 112 290 per year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in a Norwegian bank account or the deposit account of the educational institution, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included. - If you have to pay tuition fees, you must also have money to cover this.
- You must have somewhere to live.
- You cannot have had a previous residence permit to attend religion/belief-based school (bible school) or folk high school in Norway.
- The circumstances in your home country must indicate that it is likely that you can return home when you have completed your studies.
Please note! Because of the circumstances in your home country, it will be very difficult for applicants from your country to get a residence permit for attending a religion/belief-based school.
Requirements relating to the study programme
- The school you want to attend, must be authorized under the Adult Education Act. You must contact the school to find out if it is authorized.
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
- Your permit is valid for one year and it cannot be renewed.
- Your family members cannot apply for family immigration to come and live with you in Norway.
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University summer schools
If you are going to attend summer school at a university, you do not need a residence permit.
Instead, you must apply for a visitor's visa.
If you have already been in Norway for three months before the summer school starts, you cannot apply for a visitor's visa. Instead, you must apply for a study permit for university college or university (see further up on this page).
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Additional education in order for your education to be recognised in Norway
How to applyRequirements relating to your education/qualifications
You must have one of the following types of education/qualifications
- a completed vocational training programme of at least three years at upper secondary school level, for example as a carpenter or health worker. There must be a corresponding vocational training programme in Norway.
- completed education or degree from a university/ university college, for example a bachelor's degree as an engineer or nurse
- special qualifications that you have obtained through long work experience, if relevant in combination with courses etc. A permit is only granted in such cases in exceptional circumstances. Your qualifications must be equivalent to those of someone who has completed vocational training.
Other requirements of the student
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must have an occupation for which recognition or authorisation is required (external website).
- You must need additional education, work experience or courses in order for your education to be recognised in Norway.
- A recognition authority must confirm that you need this work experience/additional education in order to work in Norway, and provide information about what courses, Norwegian classes, work experience or education you are lacking. You will find information about which recognition authority to contact by choosing your occupation from the list at the NOKUT website. (external website)
- You must have enough money to live on, i.e. at least
NOK 123 519 per year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in your account, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included. - If you have to pay tuition fees, you must also have money to cover this.
- You must have somewhere to live.
Requirements relating to the study programme
- You must have received an offer of admission to a university college, a university or an established school.
- If you are going to attend Norwegian language classes somewhere else than at a university/university college, the provider must be on the list of approved providers of tuition on Kompetanse Norge's website (external website).
Special requirements of health personnel
- You must apply to the Norwegian Directorate of Health (external website) for authorisation or a licence to work in the Norwegian health care system.
- You can only be granted a residence permit to take courses that you, according to the Norwegian Directorate of Health, lack in order to obtain a licence or authorisation
- If you are a nurse, you must have received an offer of admission to a study programme at the nursing education department of a university college. If relevant, you can then apply for exemption from individual courses.
- If you are to complete your required practical training period ('turnus'), you must apply for a residence permit as a skilled worker instead.
Rights and obligations for applicants who are granted a study permit
- If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
- Your spouse or cohabitant and children can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway. If your family members apply at the same time as you, you will receive the answer to your applications at the same time.
- The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
- You can hold such a study permit for a total of maximum two years.
