How much will I have to pay?
| Type of permit |
Fee payment |
| Work permit |
1.100 NOK |
| Residence permit |
1.100 NOK |
| Settlement permit |
1.600 NOK |
| Citizenship |
2.500 NOK |
Work and residence permit for family immigration
- frist-time application
- renewal |
3.000 NOK
1.100 NOK |
| Immigrant’s passport and refugee travel document – first issue |
0,- |
| Immigrant’s passport and refugee travel document – renewal |
107 NOK |
| Immigrant’s passport and refugee travel document – new documents |
430 NOK |
| Visa |
60 EURO |
Who has to pay a fee?
The rules on who has to pay a fee vary depending on the type of permit. The following conditions apply:
Work permit, residence permit and settlement permit
A fee is payable for processing applications for a residence permit, work permit or settlement permit, or the renewal of such permits. Certain people are exempt from payment of the fee:
- No fee is payable if the application relates to a child who is under 18 years old when the application is submitted
- EEA and EFTA citizens and their closest family members are not required to pay a fee when applying for an EEA or EFTA residence permit
- No fee is payable for an application for asylum or for an application for the renewal of a permit for a foreign national who has been granted asylum or residence on humanitarian grounds for refugee-related reasons
- No fee is payable for processing appeals
- In certain cases asylum seekers will not have to pay fees for temporary work permit. This is only in the case of temporary work permit regarding section 61 first paragraph of the Immigration regulation. A fees is to be paid when the applications is based on §61 second and third paragraphs.
- Foreigners who are presumed to have been victims of human trafficking and are applying for temporary work and resident permit are exempted from paying the application fee.
Family reunification
- When submitting an application for family reunification for the first time, a fee for a first time application is payable
- When submitting an application for renewal, a lower fee is payable (see table above). This also applies even if the reason for the application is changed at a later stage. This may be relevant to situations where an applicant has held a fiancé permit, or if the applicant has held a permit for family reunification with a spouse, but now applies for a family reunification with a child.
- PS: When submitting an application for renewal after the expiry date of the previous permit, the fee as for an a first time application is payable.
Citizenship
A fee is payable for processing application for Norwegian citizenship. No fee is required for application to retain or to be released from Norwegian citizenship.
No fee is payable if the application relates to a child who is under 18 years of age. A fee is not required if the application concerns notification of Norwegian citizenship.
Immigrant’s passports and refugee travel documents
No fee is payable the first time a foreign national is issued a refugee travel document or an immigrant’s passport. A fee is payable when the refugee travel document or immigrant’s passport is renewed, or a new refugee travel document or immigrant’s passport is issued. This applies both to adults and to children.
Visa
A case processing fee is payable when applying for a visa. This applies no matter what the outcome of the application. No fee is payable for processing appeals against rejected visa applications
Certain people are exempt from payment of the fee:
- citizens from countries with visa requirements who are family members of an EU/EEA/EFTA citizen who is exercising his or her right to free movement
- children under the age of 6 years
- school children, students, graduate students and accompanying teachers when the aim of the trip is educational
- researchers from countries which require a visa who are travelling in the Schengen-area in order to do scientific research as defined by the European Parliament
How do I pay the fee?
The fee must, at the latest, be paid at the same time as submitting the application. In Norway, the application form must be submitted to the nearest police station, and abroad it is submitted to the Norwegian embassy or foreign service mission.
The fee can be paid in person in cash or with a payment card. In Norway you can also pay into a police account in advance. If you live in Oslo, you can pay into account number 7694 05 10755. If you do not live in Oslo, you must contact the local police to find out which account number you should use. You will find contact information for the police in other parts of the country on the police website.
If you pay in advance, you must show the original receipt when you submit your application to the police. If you submit the application by post, you must send the receipt with your application.
Applications can not be submitted directly to the Directorate of Immigration. Applications submitted directly to the Directorate of Immigration will be returned to the applicant.