Job Seeker Permit
🇳🇴 Norway visas · Work
What it is
Residence permit for recent graduates in Norway or researchers to stay and seek work.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 1 year in total (6 months for visa-free skilled job seekers).
- Processing time
- See UDI processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 1 year
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Age
- 18 or over
- How to apply
- Online
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (age 18+)
- NOK 6,300
- Proof of funds (own funds, usually in a Norwegian bank account)
- NOK 28,448 per month
- Application fee (under 18 (half fee))
- NOK 3,150
- Proof of funds (former PhD candidate who held a skilled-worker permit)
- NOK 85,344
Key requirements
- Recently graduated in Norway or a researcher
- Sufficient funds to support yourself
Working on this visa
Full-time work is permitted while you look for skilled employment; the permit cannot be used to work as a religious leader or teacher.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 29 July 2026.