NorwayStudy
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This route is for attending a folk high school.
You must have been admitted to a folk high school.
The applicant must have admission to a folk high school that is on the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's list.
You must have been admitted to a folk high school.
The folk high school must included be on the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's list (external website).
Enough money to live on and to pay the school tuition fees: a minimum of NOK 130 745 for the 2026/2027 school year (student loans, grants, own funds in a Norwegian bank account or the institution's deposit account, or a combination; income from an already-offered part-time job in Norway may be included). The applicant cannot have had a previous residence permit to attend a religion/belief-based school (bible school) or folk high school; an application fee is payable.
You must have enough money to live on and to pay the school tuition fees, a minimum of NOK 130 745 for the 2026/2027 school year . This money may consist of student loans, grants, own funds that you have in a Norwegian bank account or the deposit account of the educational institution, or a combination of the above. If you have already been offered a part-time job in Norway, the income from this work may be included.
You cannot have had a previous residence permit to attend religion/belief-based school (bible school) or folk high school.
You must pay an application fee.
The holder may work part-time for up to 20 hours per week, including remote work, in addition to studies, and full-time during holidays. The holder cannot be self-employed or run their own business in Norway. Family members cannot apply for family immigration to come and live with the holder in Norway.
If you are granted a study permit, you are automatically also granted permission to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week, including remote work, in addition to your studies and full-time during holidays.
You can not be self-employed or run your own business in Norway
Your family members cannot apply for family immigration to come and live with you in Norway.
The permit is valid for one year and cannot be renewed; the period does not count towards a later permanent residence permit. The official source does not state any post-study work or residence possibility.
Your permit is valid for one year and it cannot be renewed.
The period you have this permit does not count if you later wish to apply for a permanent residence permit.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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