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.
We no longer send out F codes. You can read more here.
Residence permit for: | Is the permit renewable? |
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Skilled worker with an employer in Norway | Yes |
Employees of international companies |
Yes, but you can only have it for up to six years, then you must live outside Norway for two years before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Employees of companies abroad | Yes, but you can only have it for up to six years, then you must live outside Norway for two years before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Offshore workers | Yes |
Athletes or coaches |
Yes |
Religious leaders/teachers | Yes |
Self-employed persons with a company in Norway | Yes |
Self-employed persons with a company abroad | Yes, but you can only have it for a total of six years, then you must live outside Norway for two years before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Are you going to change employers or jobs and have a residence permit as a skilled worker with an employer in Norway?
Did you lose your job?
A residence permit for seasonal workers can be renewed, but you cannot stay in Norway for more than six months out of twelve months.
Residence permit for: | Is the permit renewable? |
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Skilled job seeker with visa free citizenship |
Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of six months at a time. Then you must live outside Norway for one year before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Job seeker who has recently graduated or is a researcher | Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of one year in total. |
Residence permit for: | Is the permit renewable? |
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Employee of a humanitarian, non-profit or religious organisation |
Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of four years in total. |
Artist, musician or performer |
Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of one year at a time, then you must live outside Norway for three months before you can apply for a new residence permit as an artist, musician or performer. |
Participant from the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) |
Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of four years in total. |
Working holiday for young adults from Canada or Australia |
Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of two years in total. |
Working holiday for young adults from Argentina, Japan or New Zealand | Yes, but you can have it for a maximum of one year in total. |
Working guests in agriculture |
Yes, but you can have such a permit for a maximum of three months at a time, then you must live outside Norway for three months before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Residence permit for: | Is the permit renewable? |
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Trainees |
No |
Researcher with own funds | Yes |
Residence permits for trainees cannot be renewed after 1 September 2018.
Residence permit for: | Is the permit renewable? |
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Unskilled Russian workers |
Yes, but you can only have it for up to two years, then you must live outside Norway for one year before you can apply for a new such permit. |
Russian cross-border workers | Yes |
A residence permit for seafarers on foreign ships sailing between Norwegian ports is renewable.