Entrepreneurship & Self-Employment
Self-employed person with a company abroad on assignment
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Norway at a glance
Current published coverage and the date of the latest review.
- Published pathways
- 168
- Route types
- 15
- Verified facts
- 0
- Structure updated
- 2026-09-06
Pathways by category
Open a pathway to inspect its mapped criteria, evidence and review date.
Business Self Employment
2 pathwaysEntrepreneurship & Self-Employment
Self-employed person with a company in Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Cultural Religious Volunteer
5 pathwaysCultural, Religious & Volunteer Activities
Employee of a humanitarian, non-profit or religious organisation
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Cultural, Religious & Volunteer Activities
Norec exchange participant
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Cultural, Religious & Volunteer Activities
Other cultural-purpose stay
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Cultural, Religious & Volunteer Activities
Religious leader or teacher
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Cultural, Religious & Volunteer Activities
Work-permit exemption up to 14 days — Employee of an organisation who carries out international humanitarian work
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family
42 pathwaysFamily Reunification
Child over 18 who is moving to parents in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child over 18 who is moving to parents in Norway — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child over the age of 18 who is moving to parents in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child under 18 who is going to live with parents in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child under 18 who is going to live with parents in Norway — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child under 18 who is moving to parents in Norway — sponsor: higher-education student
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child under the age of 18 who is going to live with parents in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child who has full siblings in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child who has full siblings in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Child who has full siblings in Norway — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Children of a parent who has been granted an independent residence permit after the death of their spouse or cohabiting partner — sponsor: independently permitted widowed parent
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Cohabitant — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Cohabitant — sponsor: eligible permit holder subject to four-year rule
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Cohabitant — sponsor: higher-education student
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Cohabitant — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Cohabitant — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Derived protection for family members of refugees
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Family member of diplomats or NATO personnel
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Family member of military personnel
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Foster child who has foster parents in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Foster child who has foster parents in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Foster child who has foster parents in Norway — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Other family members — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Other family members — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent (and siblings) of a child who are under 18 and lives in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent of a child who is under 18 and lives in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is moving to children over the age of 18 in Norway — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is moving to children over the age of 18 in Norway — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is moving to children over the age of 18 in Norway — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is visiting children in Norway for up to nine months — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is visiting children in Norway for up to nine months — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Parent who is visiting children in Norway for up to nine months — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Person who is getting married — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Person who is getting married — sponsor: eligible permit holder subject to four-year rule
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Person who is getting married — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Person who is getting married — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Persons who had a Norwegian parent when they were born — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Spouse or registered partner — Norwegian or Nordic sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Spouse or registered partner — sponsor: eligible permit holder subject to four-year rule
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Spouse or registered partner — sponsor: higher-education student
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Spouse or registered partner — sponsor: permanent or eligible residence-permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Family Reunification
Spouse or registered partner — sponsor: qualifying skilled worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement
33 pathwaysFree Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit frontier worker or family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit permanent residence — UK national or family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit residence card — legacy permanent permit holder
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit residence — eligible family member applying from abroad
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit residence — family member of a UK national
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Brexit residence — late application with reasonable grounds
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children and granchildren over the age of 21 who are moving to parents in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children and granchildren under the age of 21 who are moving to parents in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children and grandchildren over the age of 21 who are moving to parents or grandparents in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children and grandchildren under the age of 21 who are moving to parents or grandparents in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children born in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Children under the age of 18 who have full siblings in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Cohabitants — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA job seeker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA posted service-provider employee
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA residence — employee
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA residence — person with own funds
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA residence — self-employed person
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
EU/EEA residence — student
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Family member of a Norwegian citizen returning under EEA rules
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Family member who need nursing and care — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Foster children under the age of 18 — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Household member — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Nordic citizen residence
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Parents and grandparents who are moving to children in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Permanent right of residence — EU/EEA employee or self-employed person
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Permanent right of residence — EU/EEA family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Permanent right of residence — non-EU/EEA family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Permanent right of residence — other EU/EEA national
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Spouses and registered partners — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Supported family member — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Third-country employee posted by an EU/EEA enterprise
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Free Movement & Regional Mobility
Those who are getting married — EU/EEA sponsor
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Humanitarian Protection
14 pathwaysAsylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Family residence for a child of a human-trafficking victim
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Independent residence permit for a child of a victim of abuse
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Independent residence permit for a victim of abuse
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Limited residence permit for a victim of human trafficking
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Ordinary protection (asylum) in Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Protection application for a child born in Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Protection application while holding a Norwegian residence permit
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Protection assessment for a former victim of human trafficking
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Quota refugee resettlement
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Reflection-period residence permit for a victim of human trafficking
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Residence on strong humanitarian grounds or special connection to Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Residence permit for a witness in a human-trafficking case
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Temporary collective protection for people displaced from Ukraine
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Protection
Unaccompanied minor protection application
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Medical Treatment
1 pathwayMedical Treatment
Residence permit for medical treatment
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Other Special
6 pathwaysOther Special
Diplomat
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Other Special
Employee of diplomats or NATO personnel
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Other Special
Military personnel
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Other Special
NATO personnel
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Other Special
Visa-free residence and work in Svalbard
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Residence Based Status
4 pathwaysStay, Settle or Change Status
Keep a permanent residence permit after extended absence
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Stay, Settle or Change Status
Permanent residence permit — adult
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Stay, Settle or Change Status
Permanent residence permit — child under 18
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Stay, Settle or Change Status
Permanent residence permit — child under one born in Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Short Stay Visit
13 pathwaysVisit & Short Stay
Emergency visa issued at the border
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Local border traffic permit — Barents region
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visa-free Schengen short stay
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — EU/EEA family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — boyfriend or girlfriend
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — business
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — cultural event or organisation
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — life-threatening illness or funeral
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — other family member
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — parent or child
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — sibling
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — spouse or cohabitant
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Visit & Short Stay
Visitor visa — tourism or other purpose
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Sports
1 pathwaySports & Athlete Mobility
Athlete or coach
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study
7 pathways- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
Folk high schools
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
Religion/belief-based school (Bible school)
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
University college or university
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
University summer schools
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
Upper secondary school
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Study & Training
Vocational school
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Talent Merit
4 pathwaysTalent & Exceptional Achievement
Artist, musician or performer
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Talent & Exceptional Achievement
Foreign-media journalist on assignment over three months
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Talent & Exceptional Achievement
Other foreign-media personnel on assignment over three months
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Talent & Exceptional Achievement
Work-permit exemption up to 14 days — Artist, musician or performer
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Transit
1 pathway- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work
29 pathwaysWork & Job Search
International-company employee assigned to Norwegian branch
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Offshore worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Researcher with own funds
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Russian cross-border worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Russian market trader
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seafarer — Crew on board laid-up ships
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seafarer — Foreign ships sailing between Norwegian ports
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seafarer — Foreign-registered ships in international traffic
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seafarer — Norwegian ships sailing between Norwegian ports
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seafarer — Spending the winter on a boat in a Norwegian port
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Seasonal worker
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Skilled employee of a foreign company on assignment in Norway
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Skilled worker with a Norwegian employer
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Trainee
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Unskilled Russian worker from the Barents region
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Athletes and their accompanying support network
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Flight crew members on aircrafts in international traffic
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Medical practitioners
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Religious preachers
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Researchers and lecturers
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Staff on foreign trains, busses or trucks in international traffic
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Technical experts
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Work-permit exemption up to three months — Tour guides
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Work & Job Search
Working guest in agriculture
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Youth Mobility
6 pathwaysWorking Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — Andorra
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Working Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — Argentina
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Working Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — Australia
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Working Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — Canada
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Working Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — Japan
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
Working Holiday & Youth Mobility
Working holiday — New Zealand
- Programme status
- — To be confirmed on the route website
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