The person living in Norway must be one of the following categories:
• Norwegian or Nordic citizen
• A person holding a permanent residence permit
• A person holding a residence permit that forms the basis for a permanent residence permit
For information about which family members can be granted a family immigration permit, see the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's webpage.
Applications
Note: Applications can only be submitted to the Embassy on appointment, either by using the online application procedure or by calling the Embassy to make an appointment. Applicants are encouraged to use the online application procedure.
Applying online
Applicants are encouraged to use the Norwegian Application Portal. Applying online will result in shorter processing time, less queues at the embassy, as well as making it easier to re-apply for subsequent visas. By using this option it is also possible to check the status of the application online. Please note that it is also possible for the sponsor/family member in Norway to complete all or part of the online process for the applicant (e.g. log on, registration and payment of the fee).
It will still be possible to hand in paper applications. However, applicants using the Application Portal will be given priority. When required documents have been submitted to the Embassy, the application will be sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) in Norway for processing. In some cases the applicant will be called for an interview at the Embassy before the application is sent to Norway.
Fee
A fee must be paid on the submission of the application. For current fees, see right hand sidebar. Application is free for children below 18 years.
Processing time
The Embassy will send the application to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) within one week after having received the application, or having undertaken the interview when that is necessary. See sidebar for more information.
Documentation requirements
• ID-document (passport/national ID-card/birth certificate)
• Copy of the passport of the person in Norway you want to join
• Documents on housing in Norway
• Documents on subsistence in Norway (income of the person you want to join in Norway)
• Marriage certificate if you are married to the person in Norway
• For children the following documentation must be submitted:
- Birth certificate
- For adopted children: Adoption papers showing that a legal adoption has taken place
- For foster children: Documentation that foster parents exercise legal parental responsibility
- For children with one parent in Norway: Written consent from parent not living in Norway when parental responsibility is shared.
For more details, see right hand sidebar.