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Norway

The residence routes we hold for Norway, each requirement as its rule states it, and what a month costs in its cities. This page assesses no one.

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Country in brief

Pros

  1. Highest living standards and public services in the set; statutory health cover at no premium.
  2. Stable, wealthy economy; low unemployment.
  3. EEA free movement for EU citizens.
  4. Nature and outdoor life everywhere.
  5. English works in daily life and business.

Cons

  1. Among the highest costs of living in Europe; everyday prices and rents are steep.
  2. Long winters, limited daylight; Bergen is one of Europe's rainiest cities.
  3. Not in the EU; some rules differ (customs, VAT on imports).
  4. Labour and business costs are very high; EUR 400k buys little.
  5. Social life is quiet and private; integration takes years.

Emigrator’s assessment, 6 October 2026. Where a point names a figure, the sourced data above governs.

Routes we hold for Norway

What each rule states, as we encoded it from the source. A money threshold that grows with the size of the household is shown for the reference household named under the costs.

EEA free movement (register within three months of arrival)

Checked against the law

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

RequirementRule saysType
Citizen of an EU or EEA stateHolds at least one of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakiathe European Union, the EEA EFTA states — 30 countries, as read on 7 September 2026Mandatory
A basis for staying beyond three monthsThis requirement can be met in more than one way:Conditional
Working or self-employed thereMust be Yes—
Comprehensive sickness insuranceMust be Yes—

What the authority states and we cannot test

Quoted in the authority’s own words rather than summarised. No rule of ours tests these.

  • råder over tilstrekkelige midler til å forsørge seg selv og eventuelle medfølgende familiemedlemmer og er omfattet av en sykeforsikring som dekker alle risikoer under oppholdet

    Our translation: has sufficient means to support themselves and any accompanying family members and is covered by a sickness insurance which covers all risks during the stay — Emigrator, machine-assisted and reviewed against the source

    Stated by Lovdata — Lov 15. mai 2008 nr. 35 om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13: særlige regler for utlendinger som omfattes av EØS-avtalen, § 112 første ledd bokstav c

Residence permit as a skilled worker

Draft — not checked by us yet

We built these rules from the country’s own sources and have not finished checking them line by line.

Never checked · limit 45 days

RequirementRule saysType
A Norwegian employer who will file for youMust be YesMandatory

A month here, for a reference household

Reference household: two adults aged 38 and 37, a one-bedroom home, no children.

Residence fees and health cover are those of EEA free movement (register within three months of arrival). The low, middle and high figures are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles where a publisher states them; each line says who published it.

illustrative Money figures on this page are illustrative unless the figure names its publisher. The illustrative ones are arranged so the shape is right — a larger flat costs more than a smaller one, and the expensive cities are the expensive ones — and they are accurate in nothing. Do not plan on them.

CityP25P50P75
BergenThis total does not include Building or service charge, Statutory levies and licences, Residence permit renewals, Domestic help and Household and leisure baseline, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.not published€2,188not published
OsloThis total does not include Building or service charge, Statutory levies and licences, Residence permit renewals, Domestic help and Household and leisure baseline, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.not published€2,482not published

Its cities

Bergen

Safety
99 / 100measured
Healthcare
93 / 100measured
Air quality
98 / 100measured

4 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

  1. Jan-0-2-4
  2. Feb0-2-5
  3. Mar2-0-3
  4. Apr741
  5. May1184
  6. Jun15128
  7. Jul171411
  8. Aug171410
  9. Sept13108
  10. Oct864
  11. Nov420
  12. Dec1-1-3

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Oslo

Safety
99 / 100measured
Healthcare
93 / 100measured
Air quality
88 / 100measured

4 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

  1. Jan-4-6-9
  2. Feb-3-5-9
  3. Mar2-2-6
  4. Apr84-0
  5. May14105
  6. Jun18149
  7. Jul201612
  8. Aug191511
  9. Sept15117
  10. Oct852
  11. Nov2-1-3
  12. Dec-3-5-8

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

How this country is governed

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2024, on a 0–100 scale the Bank publishes itself. They describe the country, not any city in it.

Political stability and absence of violence
81the World Bank governance score for political stability
Rule of law
91the World Bank governance score for rule of law
Control of corruption
88the World Bank governance score for control of corruption

Where this comes from

PublisherLast checked
EUR-Lex — Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Consolidated version of 16/06/20118 September 2026
Lovdata — Lov 15. mai 2008 nr. 35 om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven), kapittel 13: særlige regler for utlendinger som omfattes av EØS-avtalen28 September 2026
EFTA Secretariat — Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 of 7 December 2007 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement, incorporating Directive 2004/38/EC. Published at OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 20 and EEA Supplement No 26, 8.5.2008, p. 1728 September 2026
TO BE ATTACHED — Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI) — skilled worker residence permit. Every request on 9 September 2026 was refused; the route notes say what was tried and how it failed.never checked

Provenance

Rule set 1.58.0-2026-10-11 · read on 26 October 2026. Every figure on this page was computed by the engine from versioned rule files. No language model produced any number here, and translation happens only after the calculation.

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Norway: residence routes, requirements and monthly costs — Emigrator