Norway

Skilled-worker residence permit. Norway offers skilled-worker residence to a qualifying vocational or university graduate with a Norwegian job offer.

Free · The law behind every answer · Checked Sep 25, 2026

Skilled-worker residence permit

Residence and work for the qualifying skilled role when approved; exact duration and later settlement depend on the selected subtype.

Who qualifies

Hold qualifying vocational training or higher education and normally a concrete job offer; pay and conditions cannot be below the Norwegian norm.
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration: Skilled Workers, US applicant
For an application submitted by the worker from abroad, the employer may first need to confirm the offer with UDI; select United States citizenship and the job category in UDI's guide for the final checklist.
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration: Skilled Workers, US applicant

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Check the current authority processing estimate before making plans.
Cost: Check the current authority fee schedule and document costs before filing.
The hard part: Matching qualifications, duties and salary, then obtaining the employer's offer confirmation.

The road past the first permit.

Later permanent residence or citizenship requires a separate application; this permit does not guarantee either.

2027
Route candidate
The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Select US citizenship in UDI's skilled-worker application guide.Open udi.no ↗
Round up the papers.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move

Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

12 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

Run it for my family →

ISSUED TO

YOUR FAMILY

Cover