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The study permit is for non-EEA students admitted to an approved Norwegian institution for full-time study. It allows limited part-time work but does not count towards permanent residence.
Start from your main purpose — work, study, self-employment, joining family, or settling — and match it to the relevant UDI route. For skilled workers the Skilled Worker permit is the usual choice; EU/EEA citizens use free movement instead.
This permit is for non-EEA nationals running their own sole proprietorship in Norway. Limited companies (AS) do not qualify, the work must require skilled qualifications, and the business must be expected to give you enough income to live on.
Citizenship by naturalisation is for long-term residents, with the standard rule being eight of the last eleven years on qualifying permits, plus Norwegian language skills and a citizenship test. Since 1 January 2020 Norway allows dual citizenship.
Permanent residence is generally possible after about three years on a qualifying permit, with Norwegian language and social-studies requirements. Citizenship comes later — usually eight of the last eleven years — and since 2020 Norway allows dual citizenship.
Permanent residence is generally possible after about three years on a qualifying permit; citizenship usually requires several more years, with language and test requirements at both stages.
The job-seeker permit lets qualified people who recently completed studies or research in Norway stay on to look for skilled work. It is not for people who studied abroad, and time on it does not count towards permanent residence.
No. Time on the job seeker permit does not count toward permanent residence; you need to move onto a qualifying permit such as skilled worker.
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Study abroad — Norway