A person living in Norway means Norwegian/Nordic citizens, and foreign citizens who either hold a settlement permit or a work or residence permit that after three years gives the right to live permanently in Norway.
Applications can be lodged either directly with the Embassy in Canberra or any Norwegian Consulate in Australia or New Zealand.
It is also possible to lodge applications with any Norwegian Mission or Consulate throughout the world where the applicant has held a current work/residence permit for a minimum of 6 months.
- Who can apply for family immigration?
- Closest family members
- Other family members
- Strong humanitarian considerations
- Who can bring their family to Norway?
- People who have, or can obtain, the right to permanent residence in Norway
- People with a time-limited work or residence permit in Norway
- How do I apply for family immigration?
- What must the application include?
- Original application form for a first-time residence permit x 2
- Passport photo/other photo which meets the set requirements, see link
- Certifiied copy of your birth certificate
- Certified copy of all pages of your passport, including blank pages
- Documentation of the relationship
- Certified copy of passport for person with whom reunification is requested
- Applicants for family reunion who are not married to each other must provide documentation to prove that they are not currently married to someone else. If previously married, certified copies of divorce papers most be provided
- Documentation of financial subsistence of NOK 217,600 can be met by earnings (before tax) of employment in Norway, own funds, social security benefits or a combination of different types of income. However public income support may not be taken into account. A definite offer of employment in Norway which will pay a minimum of NOK 217,600 per annum can also be used for the subsistence requirement.
- Documentation of housing (e.g. sale or rental contract)
- A declaration of consent for children (when only one of the parents have/will be granted a residence or work permit in Norway)
- Application fee. Please see fee schedule
- How long will it take to process my application?
You have to produce the original documents when you hand in your application. As a main rule, it is sufficient that copies of the documents, certified by a qualified authority as a true copy of the original document, are sent with the application. All documents attached to the application have to be translated into English or Norwegian.
If your application is rejected, you can appeal. The deadline for appeal is normally 3 weeks from the date on which you receive the decision. Basically it is only you, as the applicant, who is entitled to appeal under the Immigration Act.
If you have more questions about family immigration, you can contact the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) Information Service (OTS), ots@udi.no or +47 2335 1600