Even if you have applied in time, you may have trouble travelling in and out of Norway while waiting for your new permit. This is because you do not have a valid residence card. Without a valid residence card, you can be stopped by 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.