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Norway Third-country employee posted by an EU/EEA enterprise

6 facts quoted from the official source

You can be granted a residence card for one year at a time. If you wish to stay in Norway for more than one year, you must apply for renewal of the card before it expires.

Route type
Free movement
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Employment, placement or host agreementYou are employed by a company in an EU/EEA country that has a contract with a Norwegian company to carry out a temporary assignment in Norway, or that is setting up business in Norway has a contract with a Norwegian company to carry out a temporary assignment in Norway, or
  • Nationality or qualifying statusYou are employed by a company in an EU/EEA country that has a contract with a Norwegian company to carry out a temporary assignment in Norway, or that is setting up business in Norway You must have legal residence in the EU/EEA country in which your employer is established.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsYou cannot bring your family to Norway and you can not be granted the right of permanent residency.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
2 proven from the official source.
  • Initial duration or stay ceilingYou can be granted a residence card for one year at a time. If you wish to stay in Norway for more than one year, you must apply for renewal of the card before it expires.
  • Renewal or extensionYou can be granted a residence card for one year at a time. If you wish to stay in Norway for more than one year, you must apply for renewal of the card before it expires.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Norway?
The official source states: You can be granted a residence card for one year at a time. If you wish to stay in Norway for more than one year, you must apply for renewal of the card before it expires.

Every answer is quoted from the official udi.no page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 6 points against the official source; 6 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source udi.noLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Norway government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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