Researcher with Own Funds Permit
🇳🇴 Norway visas · Work
What it is
Permit for researchers who will carry out research in Norway funded by their own means or a grant, without a Norwegian employer.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- Up to 2 years, renewable.
- Processing time
- See UDI processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 2 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- Conditional
- Work allowance
- 20 hours per week
- Age
- 15 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 (researcher with own funds, age 18+)
- NOK 5,400
- Proof of funds (annual subsistence (NOK 15,488/mo), own-funds researcher)
- NOK 170,368 per year
- Application fee (researcher with own funds, under 18)
- NOK 2,700
Key requirements
- Research post or vocational-training place
- Sufficient funds to support yourself
Working on this visa
20 hours per week part-time alongside your research, including remote work, plus full-time work in ordinary holidays.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 30 July 2026.