UDI 2013-007V1 Information form about formal conditions

Information about not being entitled to submit an application for a residence permit from Norway

As a rule, an application for a residence permit must be submitted before you come to Norway, cf. the Immigration Act Section 56. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule, which are set out in the Immigration Regulations Section 10-1.

The immigration authorities inform you that, in principle, you are not entitled to submit an application from Norway, and that your application may be rejected on that basis. In such case, the conditions for the residence permit you have applied for will not be considered.

Nor will you be entitled to stay in Norway while the application is under consideration. You will also be informed that you cannot submit an application from Norway in breach of the regulations and then return to your home country while you wait for an answer. In such cases, you will not be entitled to have the application considered on its merits, but must submit a new application via the Norwegian foreign service mission in your home country.

The immigration authorities must always consider whether an application submitted from Norway in breach of the provisions should nonetheless be considered based on strong grounds of reasonableness. If you believe that such reasons exist in your case, this must be explained and documented in the application. The police may set a short deadline for the submission of such documents.

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