Work and residence (EU/EEA/EFTA citizens)

Citizens of European Union (EU), citizens covered by the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement and citizens covered by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) convention have easier access to travel and reside in Norway. As a citizen of the EU/EEA/EFTA, you can freely travel to Norway and start working as soon as you arrive. You can live and work in Norway for up to three months without having to apply for a permit. If you are seeking employment in Norway, you may reside in Norway for six months without a permit.

Note however that, transitional rules apply to citizen to the following countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. There are strict requirements regarding the type of work, but you can start working immediately after you have submitted an application. This however assumes that, the application is accurately filled and all the requested documents are enclosed. You can still stay in Norway for up to three 3 months or for 6 months when you are seeking employment.

The remaining regulations that do not apply to workers are the same for all EU/EEA/EFTA citizens. Also those that otherwise are affected by the transitional rules.