Seafarer Work Permit
🇳🇴 Norway visas · Work
What it is
Work permit for seafarers who are crew on foreign-owned ships in Norwegian waters.
Key facts
- Category
- Work
- Duration
- 1 year at a time, renewable. Tied to a specific ship, a new permit is needed to change ships.
- Processing time
- See UDI processing times.
- Maximum validity
- 1 year
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- No
- 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
- Application fee (under 18 (half fee))
- NOK 3,150
Key requirements
- Job as a seafarer on a qualifying ship
- Pay meeting Norwegian requirements
Working on this visa
Work for one specific employer on board the ship named in the permit; changing ships requires a new permit. Some seafarers need no permit at all, including those on Norwegian ships sailing between a Norwegian and a foreign port.
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 30 July 2026.