6 Residence and work permits for members of
the service staff of the mission
6.1 Members of the service staff of the
mission
Members
of the service staff of the mission are in the domestic service of a mission (Vienna
Convention on Diplomatic Relations Article 1g). Service staff must register
with the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Each person
who is to be registered must submit a completed registration card and two
passport photographs. Service staff who hold official (service) passports
should also submit a specimen of their signature. The Ministry will issue
renewable one-year residence permits to persons taking up service as members of
the service staff at foreign missions in Norway.
In
principle, there are no objections to the recruitment of Norwegian nationals or
permanent residents in Norway
as service staff at foreign missions.
6.2 Family members of members of the
service staff of the mission
Residence
permits for family members of service staff who hold national passports and are
employed at foreign missions in Norway,
are not issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Applications should
be sent to the Norwegian Embassy/Consulate General in the family members’ place
of residence, and must be accompanied by proof of means of subsistence and
social security coverage.
Please
note that more time is required to deal with applications for family members of
service staff than for the member of the service staff in question.
