Employment and Immigration Law

Employer checklist for hiring a non-EEA skilled worker in Norway: permit check, job offer, applying on the worker's behalf, early work start and follow-up.

Norwegian citizenship by application: residence periods, oral Norwegian and the citizenship test, waiting periods, children, dual citizenship and loss.

Unfair dismissal in Norway: objective grounds, discussion meetings, written notice, notice periods, compensation and deadlines for court action.

Expulsion and entry bans in Norway: grounds by residence status, proportionality and children, EEA safeguards, duration, SIS, appeals and lifting a ban.

Family reunification in Norway: reference person rules, income, age limits, documentation, grounds for refusal, exceptions and options after rejection.

How to appeal a UDI decision in Norway: the three-week deadline, what the appeal must contain, deferred implementation, legal costs and the role of UNE.

Since 1 July 2024, Norwegian employment contracts must contain more information. An overview of the mandatory content, deadlines and drafting points.

Norwegian rules on work on Sundays and public holidays: when work is permitted, Sunday hours, pay, time off afterwards and special rules for 1 and 17 May.

Researchers with own funds in Norway (Section 6-20 of the Immigration Regulations): requirements, work rights, duration and how to apply.

When seafarers on foreign-registered vessels need a Norwegian residence permit: Section 6-6 of the Immigration Regulations, exemptions, pay and procedure.

Seasonal work permits in Norway for non-EEA nationals: who qualifies, employer and NAV requirements, the application process and the six-month limit.

Non-EEA employees of EEA companies sent to Norway to provide services or establish a business: conditions, residence rights and the residence card.

When Norway's job offer form (arbeidstilbudsskjema) is required for a work permit, who must complete and sign it, and what happens if it is missing.

What the Service Centre for Foreign Workers (SUA) in Norway offers, who can use it, and how it fits into an application for a residence permit or card.

Why Norwegian immigration authorities may assess whether an applicant will leave Norway when a temporary work or study permit ends, and what this means.

Residence permits for self-employed persons in Norway under Section 6-18 of the Immigration Regulations: qualifications, finances, documents and duration.

When skilled workers, seafarers and employees of international companies may start work in Norway before a residence permit is granted, and the conditions.

Residence permits in Norway for posted workers on temporary assignments: conditions, the assignment offer form, duration, renewal and family members.

From Dublin III to AMMR: how Norway decides which European country must process an asylum claim, the main criteria, exceptions and human rights limits.

Revocation of Norwegian residence permits: grounds under Section 63 of the Immigration Act, advance notice, discretion, appeals and enforcement.

How the 1951 Refugee Convention is reflected in Norwegian law: who is recognised as a refugee under the Immigration Act and what an asylum permit means.

Renewal of residence permits in Norway: the right to renewal in Section 61 of the Immigration Act, exceptions, the one-month deadline and applying late.

An overview of the Norwegian Holidays Act (ferieloven): statutory annual leave, extra holiday after 60, scheduling of holidays, illness and holiday pay.

Key rules of Norwegian employment law for employers: contracts, working hours, probation, temporary hires, dismissal, non-compete clauses and pensions.

Work immigration to Norway: EEA rules, skilled worker permits, other permit types, the application process, employer duties and long-term residence.

Family immigration to Norway: permits for spouses, cohabitants, children and parents, the 24-year and four-year rules, income requirements and exceptions.

Visa rules for Norway and the Schengen area: visa requirement and exemptions, types of visa, conditions, assessment, who decides, EES and ETIAS.

Skilled worker permits in Norway: the competence and relevance requirements, authorisation for regulated professions, the quota, duration and job changes.

EEA citizens in Norway: the three-month right, residence as a worker, student or self-sufficient person, registration, family and permanent residence.

Permanent residence permit in Norway: residence period, stays abroad, Norwegian and social studies tests, self-sufficiency, and when the permit lapses.

Norway's visa system: Schengen visas, national and entry visas, visa exemptions, who decides, multiple-entry and emergency visas, VIS, EES and ETIAS.

Tax rules for foreign workers in Norway: tax residence, treaties, social security, the PAYE scheme, ID checks, tax deduction cards and reporting duties.