Working holiday for young adults from Canada

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• You must pay an application fee.
• You must be citizen of Canada. It is not sufficient to be a permanent resident of Canada.
• You must reside in Canada.
• You must be over the age of 18 and not have turned 36 when you apply.
• You must sign a declaration that you will take out medical insurance and full hospital insurance before entering Norway.
• Your activities in Norway must fall under one of the following categories:
  • Work experience: You have completed higher education and want more training through employment and to increase your knowledge of the Norwegian language and Norwegian society and culture.
  • Studies: You are studying in Canada and want to complete part of the study programme at a university or university college in Norway. The university or university college must have an exchange agreement with your place of study in Canada.
  • Temporary secondment: You are going to be seconded to a Norwegian company as part of your studies or training. This can be both paid and unpaid work.
  • Holiday work: You are studying at a university or university college in Canada and wish to work in Norway during your holiday.
  • Tourist: You are going on holiday in Norway, but you also wish to work during your stay. 
• You must have enough money to live on for the three first months of your stay in Norway. This can be money in the bank and/or a concrete offer of paid work. You must have 

  NOK 15 169‬ per month

  , i.e. 

  NOK 45 507 for the first three months

  . 

• You can work while visiting Norway. If you have been granted a permit as a tourist, you can only work for six months for the same employer.
• You can apply for a permit with a duration of up to one year.
• Only permits with a duration of less than one year can be renewed.
• You can apply for a new residence permit for working holidays, even if you have had such a permit before. If you are applying for a second time, your activities in Norway must fall under a different category than what you did the last time you were in Norway on a working holiday. The categories are listed above, under "Requirements of the applicant".
• You can get residence permits for working holidays for a maximum of two years in total. Even though you can only renew permits with a duration of less than one year, you can apply for a new permit at a later date, even if you have previously held such a permit.
• The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
• Your family members cannot apply for a family immigration permit to come and live with you in Norway.