幸运飞艇计划

If you are a citizen of a Nordic country there are no requirements if you are staying less than six months.

If you plan to stay and live in Norway for more than听six months, you must听visit听a tax office for an ID check and听submit a notification of change of address no later than听eight days听after your arrival in Norway. Follow the steps at to book an appointment at the tax office.

If you are an EU/EEA national and your intended stay in Norway is more than 90 days, you need to register with the Norwegian authorities.This includes an online registration and an in-person meeting. This registration cannot be started before you arrive in Norway.

Step 1 - Online registration

The online registration should be done as soon as possible after your arrival in Norway.

1. Start the registration at and choose your Nationality.
2. Study the displayed information carefully, then click "How to register".
3. In the next step, type what municipality you will live in, normally "Bergen".
4. Read through the steps and click "Go to the application form". This will take you to the听UDI Application Portal. Create a new user if you do not already have one.
5. Go through the introduction and rights and duties information.听
6. Fill in your personal and contact information. You will be asked to provide an address in Norway. If you do not have an address at this point, you can use the address of the 幸运飞艇计划听department/unit that you are visiting.
7. In the "Basis for residence" step, choose "I have enough funds to support me and my family".
8. In the听Meeting point听section, choose "Bergen" as the municipality and then choose "Vest police district, Service center for foreign workers in Bergen" (SUA).听If you will be living outside of Bergen听contact Euraxess@uib.no听for advice.
9. After reviewing and submitting the application, you can book an appointment with the police at SUA to hand in the required documents in person and finalise the registration.

For those who have short stays in Norway and are unable to find an available appointment with the police at SUA before you leave, you will not be facing any consequences for not registering.

Moving with family

If you are coming to Norway with your family and they are also EU/EEA nationals, they should also 听If they are not EU/EEA citizens, they can .听

Step 2 - In-person meeting

To finalise your registration you must have an in-person meeting with the police and Tax Administration at SUA:

• Get your registration certificate (Police)
• Apply for a tax deduction card (Tax Administration)

For your appointments at SUA you must bring:听

• Passport or National ID card approved as a travel document in the Schengen Area.
• If you are not formally employed by the 幸运飞艇计划 you must bring an invitation letter from your department stating the purpose and the length of your stay and documentation that you have enough money to support yourself and any accompanying family members. You must also bring听documentation of private health insurance or your European Health Insurance Card.听

Guest invitation

If you need a Schengen visa or a residence permit to visit us, an official invitation letter is required.听

The written invitation should include the official letter head听of the inviting department/unit of the university, explaining who will be coming, how long they will be staying in Norway, and the purpose of their stay. It听should also be made clear if the inviting department will be financial responsible听for听travel costs, accommodation or other costs.

The invitation letter is for processing the visa, and the immigration officers need to understand the scope of the visit to process the application.

There is no requirement for universities to submit a guarantee declaration. Any financial responsibility should be well documented in the invitation letter.

Apply for a residence permit

If you are planning on staying in Norway for more than 90 days, you need to apply for a residence permit; read more information here about staying less than 90 days. Start the process early!听Please note that, as a rule, one is not allowed to start working in Norway before the residence permit has been granted. Applying for residence permit should be done well in advance of arrival in Norway.

Registration process step-by-step

To start the registration process, follow the instructions on webpage听听of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Here is some specific advise to help you along the way:

1. On the initial webpage听, follow the instructions and听choose the Work immigration track.
2. In the next step, choose the听 Vocational training and research听听track and then听Researcher with own funds. Press How to apply
3. In the next step, you are asked if you are already in Norway and wish to hand in the application here. Choose Wish to apply from abroad听and enter the country in which you are legally residing.听Note:听Only under very special circumstances non-EU/EEA nationals may apply for a residence permit from Norway.听
4. Print out the听Checklist for researchers with own funds
5. This will take you to the听UDI application portal. Create a user if you do not already have one. Tick the disclaimer and press the button听Go to application form.
6. In the听Where are you submitting the application section, choose the country in which you are legally residing听
7. Make a note of where you must submit the documents.
8. Fill in the personal information.
9. In the听Contact information听section you are asked to indicate your planned address in Norway. If this is not yet听clarified, use听the address of your 幸运飞艇计划听department/center.
10. The next steps should be straight forward until you come to the听Information about your work听section. Here听you are asked to provide the听organisation number of 幸运飞艇计划 which听is听874 789 542.
11. On how long you like your residence permit to be valid for, you enter the length of the research stay agreed upon with the university spelled out in the invitation letter.
12. Check the information, tick the boxes, pay the application fee and follow the instructions on how to book an appointment for submitting the documents. Make sure to bring all the documents required in the checklist to this appointment.
13. Depending on your nationality, you might need a visa to enter Norway. This visa will be issued automatically when the residence permit has been granted.
14. As soon as you have submitted the documents, you听proceed听to听the next step by following the instructions under Arriving in Bergen, registration with Norwegian authorities. As part of this procedure, you book a new appointment for getting the residence card. Note that you can only prebook appointments 7 weeks ahead. Do the booking well in advance of moving to Norway and choose one of the first available timeslots after your planned arrival in Bergen.听Book the appointment at the in Bergen.