You can submit an application in Norway or travel to Norway before you have received an answer to your application if you:

•  do not need a visa to visit Norway, or
•  hold a visa or residence permit in Norway or another Schengen country

and you:

• can document skilled worker/specialist qualifications, or
• have held another type of permit in Norway for the past nine months, or
• have been awarded a Fulbright grant, or
• have received a grant from the Research Council of Norway, or
• participate in an exchange programme between a Norwegian and a foreign higher education institution, or
• are going to participate in an exchange programme via
  • American Field Service (AFS)
  • My Education
  • Youth for understanding (YFU)
  • Explorius
  • Rotary
  • STS High School Foundation
  • EU programmes such as Erasmus