As a general rule, a residence permit and work permit must have been granted prior to the foreign national’s entry into Norway, cf. section 10 first paragraph of the Immigration Regulations. Consequently, an application for work- and/or residence- and/or study permit must be submitted from abroad.
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How to apply:
All applicants should register their application online at Application portal Norway (https://selfservice.udi.no). Supporting documents and the signed receipt for having applied online must be submitted to the offices of Gerry's International.
Gerry’s International offers drop box service from Islamabad, Peshawar, Sialkot, Karachi, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore, Gujranwala, Quetta and Hyderabad. Any of these may be used. For more information please see www.visadropbox.com.
Until further notice it is mandatory for applicants to submit their applications and supporting documents at the drop box centres around Pakistan after paying the fee to the Embassy bank account. When the application is registered online the payment is done by Visa or MasterCard. If you cannot register your application online the fee must be paid to the Embassy's bank account no. 02941-20 (Habib Bank Ltd.). A deposit slip must be collected before submitting the application at Gerry’s International, and the receipt of the deposit slip must be presented to them when the application is submitted.
After receiving an application the Embassy or the Directorate of Immigration in Norway will consider if it is necessary to call the applicant for an interview. The purpose of the interview is to clarify your identity, the purpose of the application (your connection to Norway – family, job, school etc) and if you have money/income to pay for your stay in Norway.
Applications for residence- and work permits will be sent to the Directorate of Immigration in Norway for decision.
The average processing time may be found here: Case processing times
Fee for applying for work and residence permit:
A fee must be paid when (or before) applying for a work and residence permit. The relevant fees may be found here.
What kind of documents you need to bring:
Please see here for more information about required documents.