Remain Legal
– in Norway
Why remain legal?
A legal stay in Norway will make you part of the Norwegian care system. Norway is not an unstructured country where you may just come, do some work for a Norwegian business and be accepted if you are not registered the right way.
If you are part of the care system you get a pension, vacation money, free hospital treatment, unemployment pay and work insurance, etc.
The only nationalities that do not have to be registered in Norway are those holding a Swedish or Danish passport. Norway, Sweden and Denmark are known by the common name of Scandinavia.
Norway is not part of the EU but is part of the EEA (European Economic Area), which gives every EU country and the remaining EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) the 4 freedoms.
The 4 freedoms are free movement of goods, capital, services, and people.
If you come to Norway as a citizen of the EU/EEA you have to register the right way, and then may stay for a certain period of time, also without a job.
Welcoming non- EU/EEA citizens
Many people are not aware of this, but any person from a non-EU/EEA country may also come and stay in Norway, if the right criteria are in place.
Did you know that refugees and asylum seekers may enter Norway legally with false identification papers as long as they explain this at the border?
There are different rules that you should know about to make your stay legal.
Learn about how to stay legally if you:
- Are going to work in Norway
- Come as a tourist
- Come as a student
- What about working part time while at University?
- Need hospital treatment
- Have your own business
A legal stay may also affect the service you get when you:
- Want to open a bank account in Norway
- Get a Norwegian driving license
How do you get permission to stay?
Doing this right is not too difficult. The rules are clear and simple but you need to know about them because there may be a certain part of the paperwork that has to be completed in your home country before you arrive in Norway.
NowGuide helps you to get it right, so your stay in Norway will be pleasurable for everyone, and especially for you!
The main article will provide you with the links you need to the latest updated rules for your legal stay in Norway.
As you may know by now, Norway may be the best country to live in.
There are many people who would like to improve their standard of living and move to Norway.
You may be one of them!
Information in motion
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
A brief presentation of The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
Time 2:12
Top 10 Immigration Friendly Countries – (Norway)
Time 1:38
How to apply for family immigration
A film about what happens when you apply for family immigration in order to live with a family member in Norway.
Time 1:17
Contents of the full article
- Registration
- Work immigration
- Au pair
- Protection (asylum)
- Study permit
- Visit and holiday
- Medical care
Covers both citizens of the EU and the EEA and non-citizens of the EU and the EEA.
We provide you with links to the latest updated information.
