In order to fulfil the requirement to financially support yourself, you must normally have had an income of
NOK 296 550
during the last 12 months before you hand in the application to the police, and not received financial assistance from NAV (økonomisk sosialhjelp) during the last 12 months.
If your income has been less than
NOK 296 550
during the last 12 months, you will only meet the requirement if
NOK 296 550
and
It is accepted, however, if you received one of these types of financial assistance from NAV:
Note that we accept that you have received housing allowance from Husbanken, because such support is not considered financial assistance (økonomisk sosialhjelp).
You do not need to meet the requirement for income, or the requirement for not having received financial assistance from NAV, if you are in one of the following situations:
For the last twelve months or the last two semesters you have
The exception for students in upper secondary education also includes apprentices in companies who have participated in teaching in upper secondary school prior to the period as apprentices in companies.
There are also exceptions if:
The UDI may also consider whether you can be exempted from the requirements if you can document that it is very unreasonable to require you to support yourself financially. Exemptions will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
If you do not meet one or both of these requirements and are not in one of the groups that do not need to meet the requirements, you should wait before you to apply for a permanent residence permit.
If your current residence permit will expire before you meet the requirement, you must instead renew your current residence permit. Please remember to apply in plenty of time before your residence permit expires.
If you apply for a permanent residence permit even though you do not meet the requirements, the application may be rejected If it is rejected, the UDI or the police will renew your residence permit instead, if you fulfil the requirements for this.