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Unskilled Russian worker from the Barents region

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

Unskilled workers: Russian citizens from the Barents region (Barentsregionen), for work in a business in Nordland, Troms or Finnmark.

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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?

Yes. The applicant must work for a business (virksomhet) that needs unskilled labour, and the permit applies to a specific job with a specific employer.

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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?

Labour-market test: the position must be one that cannot be filled by domestic labour or by labour from the EEA or EFTA area.

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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?

The permit applies to a specific job with a specific employer. The official source does not state family accompaniment.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

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

Granted for up to two years. The decision may pre-commit to a new permit within the two-year period if the worker receives a concrete offer of the same work on the same terms. After a total stay of two years, a new permit may be granted after one year outside Norway. 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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