Applicant must pay an application fee.
Applicant must be a job seeker and look for employment as a skilled worker
in Norway. The work cannot be as a religious leader/teacher or an ethnic
cook.
Applicant must fulfill one of the following requirements.
Applicant must have a residence permit as a student at university college
or university, student at a vocational school or student at upper secondary
school, and apply for a residence permit as a job seeker before your permit
expires. You must have completed your degree/education in Norway, or
Applicant must have a residence permit for additional education in order
for your education to be recognised in Norway, and apply for a residence
permit as a job seeker before your permit expires. Your education must have
been recognized, or be about to be recognized, or
Applicant must have a residence permit as a researcher with own funds and
apply before this permit expires, or
Applicant must have a residence permit as a skilled worker with an employer
in Norway for being a researcher at a university, university college, or
research institute. You must apply before this permit expires.
Applicant must have enough money to live on during the period you intend to
stay in Norway. You must have at least NOK 20 248 per month, i.e. NOK 242
966 per year. This must be your own money, and must normally be in a
Norwegian bank account. If you have a job offer in Norway while you are
searching for a relevant skilled job, the income from this job can be
included in this sum.
Applicant must have one of the following types of education/qualifications.
A completed vocational training programme of at least three years at upper
secondary school level, for example as a carpenter or health worker. There
must be a corresponding vocational training programme in Norway, or
A completed education or degree from a university/ university college, for
example a bachelor's degree as an engineer or nurse, or
A special qualifications that applicant have obtained through long work
experience, if relevant in combination with courses etc. A permit is only
granted in such cases in exceptional circumstances. Your qualifications
must be equivalent to those of someone who has completed vocational
training.
Documents:
Passport and copy of all used pages in passport.
Signed cover letter from the Application portal (or application form).
Two new/recent passport size photos with white background.
Documentation which shows that you have somewhere to live in Norway.
Documentation that you have sufficient funds for your stay.
Bank statements for the last 6 months.
Documentation of your education and/or documentation of your work
experience.
UDI's checklist, filled out and signed.
If you have a residence permit as a student at university college or
university, student at a vocational school, or student at upper secondary
school: Documentation which shows that you have completed your
degree/education in Norway, or that you have taken all exams and/or handed
in all assignments which are necessary to complete your degree/education in
Norway.
If you have a residence permit for additional education in order for your
education to be recognized in Norway: Documentation which shows that your
education has been recognized in Norway, or is about to be recognized.
If you want a representative to follow up your application in UDI on your
behalf: Power of attorney form.
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