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

Workers who do not meet the conditions for a skilled-worker permit, for work in seasonal activity or in connection with ordinary holiday periods (for up to six 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?

A concrete job offer is required, as a main rule for full-time work for one employer. The six months may be split over several permits for work with the same or different employers so that together they correspond to full-time work.

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

For seasonal work in agriculture and forestry, the worker must fall within the seasonal-work quota for those sectors; if no quota is set, the quota is full, or the work is in other seasonal industries, a permit can be granted when the position cannot be filled by domestic or EEA/EFTA labour. For holiday-period work, the position must not be fillable by domestic or EEA/EFTA labour.

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  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
    For arbeid innenfor sesongbasert virksomhet i jordbruks- og skogbruksnæringen er det et vilkår at arbeidstakerne omfattes av kvoten for sesongarbeid innenfor jordbruks- og skogbruksnæringen, jf. § 6-12. Dersom det ikke er fastsatt en kvote, kvoten er fylt opp eller søknaden gjelder arbeid innenfor andre sesongbaserte næringer, kan det gis tillatelse når stillingen ikke kan besettes av innenlandsk arbeidskraft eller arbeidskraft fra EØS- eller EFTA-området.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
    For arbeid i forbindelse med ordinær ferieavvikling er det et vilkår at stillingen ikke kan besettes av innenlandsk arbeidskraft eller arbeidskraft fra EØS- eller EFTA-området.

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

The permit applies to specific work for one or more specific employers. The official source does not state whether family can accompany the holder.

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  • Family position not stated in the cited provision; UDI via page not read (Azure WAF captcha).

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

Workers who have held the permit for six months may get a new permit after six months' stay outside Norway; when granted repeatedly for less than six months, the total stay cannot exceed six months within a twelve-month period. The permit does not form a basis for permanent residence.

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

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