Recent changes

The guideline has been amended in section 6.5 and 7.1 as a result of instruction GI-05/2024 Residence permit on new grounds when the applicant already has a residence permit in Norway.  This is to clarify that it is not necessary to revoke the previous residence permit when the au pair receives a new residence permit, either as an au pair or a residence permit on other grounds.

The annex has been updated with new rates. The subsistence requirement for students at folk high schools for the academic year 2025-2026 is NOK 122 371. The rate for pocket money is NOK 3 671 per month for the academic year 2025-2026.

The latest version of the guideline has been translated into English. The title has also been changed from UDI 2011-040 Control of persons and control of original identity documents to UDI 2011-040 Control of persons and ID-documents.

As a result of an agreement between Norway and Andorra on working holidays on 27 September 2024, the guideline has been updated and now corresponds to the changes made in the Norwegian version.

The guideline is updated in accordance with the Norwegian version.

The English guideline has now been updated and corresponds to the changes made in the Norwegian version.

The Guidelines point 7.1.4 is updated to reflect that the Norwegian Jockey Club changed its name to the Norwegian Horseracing Authority in 2022. This does not entail any changes in UDI's case processing.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Inclusion stipulates with this instruction that applicants who are citizens of Palestine shall no longer be considered as stateless applicants when their applications for Norwegian Citizenship are processed. The instructions also state that applications from citizens of Palestine who applied for citizenship before 28 May this year must be processed according to the favorable rules that apply to residence according to section 16 of the Norwegian Nationality Act and oral Norwegian skills according to the Nationality Regulations section 4-1, according to the dispensation authority in the Nationality Act section 19. These instructions are only available in Norwegian.

 
 
 
 
 

The guideline has been amended in section 3.5. Reference is made to the fact that persons attending folk high schools must register on the basis of their own funds. Changes have then been made to section 3.4 with information about what is considered sufficient funds for people attending folk high school.

The regulatory reference under chapter 4.5 has been updated. The regulations on passport and national ID card enterd into force in 2020. 

Appendix 17 of the Immigration Regulations has been amended. As of 27 September 2024, Norway has signed an agreement with Andorra on working holidays, cf. section 6-27, first paragraph.

The guideline and annexes have been translated into English.

The Immigration Act section 66 first paragraoh, has been amended with a new letter h. The new letter means that a foreigner without a residence permit can be expelled when "the foreigner has applied for or has had unlawful residence based on a circumvention marriage, cf. section 40 fourth paragraph and section 120 sixth paragraph, and the circumvention is considered deliberate and gross." Furthermore, section 70 second paragraph, first sentence has been amended with reference to new section 66 first paragraph letter h. The changes enter into force on 15 September 2024.

New instruction from the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion that replaces AI-04/2020. Family members of Norwegian citizens who exercised rights under the EEA regulations on free movement of persons in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, can apply for a residence card under the EEA regulations in the Immigration Act and Regulations. It is a precondition that the Norwegian citizen's stay in the UK has been real and continuous without interruption after the transition period, and that the family returns directly from the UK. Effective August 26, 2024.

(only available in Norwegian)

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has determined changes to the Immigration Regulations § 11-12 second paragraph letters a and b. The changes are of a technical nature (updating legal references as a result of the new Education Act) and do not involve any changes to the current exemption from the requirement for self-support for the right to permanent residence permit. In force on 13 August 2024, but not announced by Lovdata at 2:30 p.m.
 

 
 
 
 
 

As of 8 July 2024, the following identity documents are approved as travel documents, cf. section 2-10 first and second paragraphs of the Immigration Regulations.

9. "Nafnskírteinisemferðaskilríki/ID card/Travel document", issued by a competent authority in Iceland to an Icelandic citizen. 

These guidelines are instructions for case processors in the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, and there is no need for an English version. It also contains errors, as it has not been updated in accordance with the Norwegian version.

Amendments have been made to Section 16-9 of the Immigration Regulations with a new sixth paragraph. The amendment entails a lower limit than today for cases concerning expulsion of foreign nationals who have children in Norway with a residence permit, right of residence or Norwegian citizenship to be decided in a board meeting. The amendment only applies to the form of decision and does not affect the threshold for expulsion.

The changes enters into force on 1 July 2024.

(only avalible in Norwegian)

The Immigration Regulations section 7-5a second paragraph, new second sentence, now states that applicants who previously had temporary collective protection, but where this permit has been terminated, revoked or not extended, are no longer covered by the scheme. The change involves that for example, a person who has had their collective protection revoked due to a trip to Ukraine cannot obtain a new corresponding permit by submitting a new asylum application in Norway. A new asylum application wil follow the ordinary asylum track with an individual assessment, offer of accommodation in an asylum reception center, and the same benefits and rights as other asylum seekers in asylum reception centers. Rights and benefits that the applicant has had by virtue of having collective protection are lost. The changes apply to all applications for protection that have not been decided on 1 July 2024, or that are submitted after this date. See also the Ministry of Justice and Public Security Circular G-05/2024 (only available in Norwegian).

Cases concerning expulsion that affect children must be processed with in a board meeting also if there is a lower limit of doubt than what follows from the first paragraph. In the assessment, emphasis shall be placed on whether deportation could be particularly invasive, for example due to long-standing family life in Norway, the fact that the child may be separated from his or her closest carer or that the child for other reasons would be particularly vulnerable in the event of family separation. The first sentence does not apply if the chairman of the tribunal decides not to expel the foreign national. The first sentence does not apply if the case was finally decided before 1 July 2024, unless new information or circumstances indicate a renewed assessment of the case.