If you have adequate knowledge of Norwegian or Sami, you do not need to complete the tuition or take additional tests before you apply for a permanent residence permit.
You must normally have been given an exemption from the municipality where you live.
If you have passed all four parts of the Norwegian exam at a minimum of level A2: oral, listening, reading and written presentation, you do not need to ask the muicipality for an exemption.
You must hand in documents which shows that you have passed the tests to the police together with your other documents when you apply for citizenship.
If you have previously been given an exemption from the requirement to complete tuition and pass tests from the municipality, this exemption is also valid for your application for citizenship.
You must hand in the exemption decision to the police when you apply for citizenship.
If you have not passed the tests which are described above, or previously been given an exemption from the municipality, you must apply to the municipality for an exemption before you apply for citizenship.
You can apply to the municipality for an exemption to the requirement to complete tuition and pass tests if you have
If you are given an exemption by the municipality, you must hand in the exemption decicion to the police when you apply for a permanent residence permit.
You do not need to complete Norwegian language tuition or pass additional tests to be granted Norwegian citizenship if you can document that you have adequate knowledge of the Norwegian or Sami language.
You have adequate knowledge if you have
You must hand in documents which shows this to the police together with your other documents when you apply for citizenship. The UDI will decide whether you can be exempted from the requirement because you have adequate knowledge of Norwegian when we process your application for citizenship.
If you have previously been given an exemption from the requirement to complete tuition and pass tests from the municipality where you live, because you had adequate knowledge of Norwegian, specific rules apply to you.