NorwaySport
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The route covers athletes who are going to participate in top-level sports, or coaches in top-level sports.
You must either be an athlete who is going to participate in top-level sports or a coach in top-level sports.
The applicant needs a concrete job offer from one specific employer in Norway (when applying from abroad the employer must first submit confirmation of the job offer), and confirmation from the relevant member association of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (e.g. the Football Association of Norway) of the qualifications required and the level of participation.
You must have received a concrete job offer from one specific employer in Norway.
If you are applying on your own from abroad, your employer must submit confirmation of the job offer before you can submit the application form.
You must have received confirmation from the relevant member association of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (e.g. the Football Association of Norway) that you have the qualifications required, and at what level you are going to participate.
The sport must be a top-level sport, e.g. the top two divisions in women's and men's football and the top division in basketball; UDI considers the level in each individual case. The job must normally be full-time, and pay cannot be poorer than what Norwegian athletes or coaches are paid in the club, at least NOK 341 373 per year pre-tax.
The sport concerned must be a top-level sport. Examples include the top two divisions in women's and men's football and the top division in basketball. We will consider whether the sport is at a high enough level in each individual case.
The job must normally be full-time.
The pay and working conditions must not be poorer than is normal in Norway. That means that your pay cannot be poorer than what Norwegian athletes or coaches are paid in your sports club. The pay must be at least NOK 341 373 per year pre-tax
The holder can change employers without applying for a new residence permit, but must perform the same type of work; work of a different type requires a new application and may not start until the new permit is granted. The family can usually apply to come and live with the holder in Norway.
You can change employers without applying for a new residence permit. You must perform the same type of work, however.
If you plan to carry out work of a different type, you must submit a new application for a residence permit. You may not start work of a different type until you have been granted a new residence permit.
Your family can usually apply to come and live with you in Norway.
A residence permit for one year at a time; after three years the holder can apply for a permanent residence permit in Norway.
You can get a residence permit for one year at a time.
After three years, you can apply for a permanent residence permit in Norway.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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