Work permits

The following groups are fully exempt from the requirement to obtain a work permit: 

·         Nordic citizens

·         Foreign seamen on foreign-registered vessels transporting goods or passengers between Norwegian ports

The following groups are exempt from the requirement to obtain a work permit, if the work lasts no longer than three months: 

·         Commercial and business travellers

·         Researchers/scholarship holders/lecturers

·         Technical experts providing maintenance of or information about machinery (must notify the police in writing before entering the country)

·         Any foreign national in the private service of any person who is resident in the country on a visit for a period not exceeding 90 days

·         Professional sportsmen and women

·         Public servants paid by their own country, when they come to Norway on the basis of a co-operation agreement between their own country and Norwegian authorities

·         Journalists

·         Tour guides

·         Staff on foreign trains, aircraft, buses or trucks

·         Security and maintenance crew on a ship laid up in the country. Note that these groups must notify the police before entering Norway.

The following groups are exempt from the requirement to obtain a work permit, if the work does not exceed ten days in any one calendar year:

·         Musicians

·         Performers

·         Artists

·         Necessary accompanying assistants. This group must notify the police in writing before entering the country. 

For information about work permit in Norway, click on further readings.