Want to renew Study permit
You need to do the following
- The waiting times to get an appointment with the police can be very long. You should register the application online and book an appointment with the police well in advance, 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 have attended your appointment at the police and submitted an application for renewal one month before your current permit expires at the latest, you have the same rights as your current residence permit.
What happens to my rights if I apply for renewal but do not get an appointment with the police at least one month before my current permit expires?
Have you made plans to travel abroad?
Please note that you may have trouble traveling in and out of Norway while waiting for your new permit. This is because you do not have a valid residence card when your residence permit has expired. Without a residence card, you can be stopped by border control in other countries. You may also have trouble getting into Norway again when you return.
F codes
We no longer send out F codes. You can read more here.
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 an upper secondary school or 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 normal study progression. 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. That means at least
NOK 12 537 per month, or NOK 137 907 per year
for the entire academic year.If you are going to be a student for only one semester in Norway, you must document NOK 62 685 for the autumn semester and NOK 75 222 for the spring semester.
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, 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.
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Required documentation
Here you will find the checklist of the 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