Residence and Work Permits for Norway

Students (or foreign nationals residing in Azerbaijan) who have been admitted to an approved educational institution, generally a university or university college, may be granted a residence permit with the purpose of study.

Family reunification means that a family member abroad is reunited with one or more family members already living in Norway. The aim of the provisions on family reunification is to protect already established family ties. Primary closest family members such as spouses, cohabitants who have lived together for at least two years and children under 18 years of age could be granted a residence permit to be reunited with their family. A registered partner is considered along the same lines as a spouse.

A parent visa means that a mother or father has a right to apply for 9-months visa to be able to stay with her/his child/children having a residence permit for Norway.

If your intention is to get married or enter into partnership during your stay in Norway, it is possible to apply for a work and residence permit where the intention is to get married or enter into partnership ("fiancé permit"). If granted you will be given a six months work and residence permit and during this period marriage or partnership must be contracted. If marriage is not contracted during the time you have a fiancé permit, you must leave Norway. This type of permit falls under the same regulations as that of family immigration. The Norwegian Embassy in Baku is authorised to accept...

Specialists are persons who have special qualifications in a particular field. Specialist who has a work contract can apply for a work permit.

Norway has signed the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees from 1951 (Refugee Convention), and is therefore obliged to grant refugees protection. The Immigration Act of 1988 determines who is entitled to protection in Norway. Asylum is given only to persons who have a well-founded reasons to be granted an asylum or residence permit. Social and economical difficulties do not qualify for asylum or a residence permit. The UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) has the main responsibility for the handling of asylum seekers in Norway.  The general rule is that this status is on