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Seafarer — Foreign-registered ships in international traffic

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

Seafarers on foreign-registered ships who do not need a residence permit to work in Norway: those working on board a foreign-registered cruise ship, on a foreign-registered ship registered in a ship register in an EEA country, or on a foreign-registered ship that is to carry goods or passengers in Norway for up to three months.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the employer, sponsor or transfer relationship required.

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

The decisive factor is the ship, not the seafarer's occupation or qualifications: work on board a foreign-registered cruise ship, a foreign-registered ship registered in an EEA ship register, or a foreign-registered ship carrying goods or passengers in Norway for up to three months. If the ship is to carry goods or passengers in Norway for a continuous period of more than three months, a residence permit for seafarers on board foreign ships sailing between Norwegian ports is required; the period is deemed continuous even if the ship has been on two short journeys or assignments to other countries for up to a total of ten days.

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

Seafarers in the listed groups can work on board the foreign-registered ship (cruise ship, ship in an EEA ship register, or ship carrying goods or passengers in Norway for up to three months) without a residence permit. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to an employer or whether family can accompany.

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  • employer tie not stated
  • family position not stated

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

No residence permit is granted: this is an exemption. For a ship carrying goods or passengers in Norway the exemption covers up to three months; for a continuous period of more than three months the seafarer must apply for a residence permit for seafarers on board foreign ships sailing between Norwegian ports. No duration limit, renewal or longer-term residence direction is stated for the cruise-ship and EEA-register groups.

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Limits of the record
  • longer-term residence direction not stated

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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