Want to renew Study permit
It is important that you apply for renewal in good time before your residence permit expires if you want to retain all your rights.
If you do not have an F code, you need to do this
- The waiting times to get an appointment with the police can be very long. You must register the application in the Application Portal and book an appointment with the police at least three months before your residence permit expires.
- Usually, no later than one month before your residence permit expires, you must attend your appointment with the police and hand in your documents. Only then is your application submitted. If you have a renewable residence permit and you apply on time, you can work and stay in Norway as before, until you receive an answer to the application. This applies even if your residence permit expires while you wait.
- Due to the corona situation, some applicants do not get an appointment with the police to hand in the application documents on time, even though they have sent the application itself electronically and paid the fee well in advance. If the first available appointment is after your permit expires, you still have the same rights as before if you register the application for renewal in the Application Portal at least seven days before the permit expires.
Even if you have applied in time, you may have trouble traveling in and out of Norway while waiting for your new permit. This is because you don’t have a valid residence card. Without the residence card, you can be stopped in the border control in other countries. You may also have trouble getting into Norway again when you return.
Requirements relating to renewal
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Requirements relating to renewal
Requirements relating to renewal
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must either be a student in upper secondary school or a student at a university college/university/vocational school. It is not possible to hold a residence permit as a student at a religion/belief-based school or folk high school for a total of more than one year.
- You must have had a normal study progress. This means that you cannot be more than one year behind in your studies.
- You must still have a place on a study programme at a university college, an university or a vocational school, or at an upper secondary school.
- The education must be full-time.
- You must have enough money to live on, i.e. at least
NOK 126 357 per year
. This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in your account in a Norwegian bank, or a combination of the above. If you have a part-time job in Norway, e income from this work may be included.
Right to work in addition to your studies
- When you apply for renewal, we will consider whether you should continue to be entitled to work part-time in addition to your studies. You can only work if your place of study is of the opinion that you will be able to manage to work in addition to your studies.
- You can apply for a permit to work full-time during the academic year if the work is part of your education plan. You have to ask for this in writing when you apply, or later.
- You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
How to apply
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Required documentation
Here you will find the checklist of what documentation you need to apply for renewal.
Checklist for renewal for students in higher education/vocational school and high school students
Checklist for renewal for skilled workers who need additional education