Seafarer — Crew on board laid-up ships

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Necessary members of the security and maintenance crew on board a foreign-owned laid-up ship in Norway; a residence permit is required for a stay in Norway of more than three months.

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https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
You must be a necessary member of the security and maintenance crew on board a foreign-owned laid up ship in Norway.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
If you are going to be in Norway for more than three months, you must have a residence permit.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The work must be on board a foreign-owned laid-up ship in Norway, and the applicant must provide the name of the ship, the content and duration of the work on board, and the salary.

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Limits of the record

Whether a formal employment contract or employer confirmation is required is not stated.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
You must be a necessary member of the security and maintenance crew on board a foreign-owned laid up ship in Norway.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
You must provide information about the name of the ship, the content and duration of the work on board, and how much you will receive in salary.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Being a necessary member of the security and maintenance crew of a foreign-owned laid-up ship in Norway; the salary must be declared. Under the Immigration Regulations, UDI may set guidelines including pay and working conditions.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
You must be a necessary member of the security and maintenance crew on board a foreign-owned laid up ship in Norway.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
You must provide information about the name of the ship, the content and duration of the work on board, and how much you will receive in salary.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
Nødvendig vakt- og vedlikeholdsmannskap på sjøfartøy i opplag kan få tillatelse i til sammen to år. Utlendingsdirektoratet kan gi nærmere retningslinjer, herunder om krav til lønns- og arbeidsvilkår.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The official source does not state what work beyond the crew role is allowed or any tie to an employer. Family members cannot apply for a family immigration permit to come and live with the holder in Norway.

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Limits of the record

What work beyond the ship crew role is allowed, and any employer tie, is not stated.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
Your family members cannot apply for a family immigration permit to come and live with you in Norway.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Under the Immigration Regulations, necessary security and maintenance crew on laid-up vessels may get a permit for a total of two years (i til sammen to år). The period does not count towards a later permanent residence permit.

See recorded sources

https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
Nødvendig vakt- og vedlikeholdsmannskap på sjøfartøy i opplag kan få tillatelse i til sammen to år.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/seafarers/crew-on-board-laid-up-ships/
The period you have this residence permit does not count if you later apply for a permanent residence permit.

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Seafarer — Crew on board laid-up ships

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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