Family member of an EU/EEA national

If you are a family member of an EU/EEA national you can have the right of residence in Norway if the EU/EEA national can provide for you. The regulations are different if you are an EU/EEA national yourself or if you are from outside the EU/EEA.
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The applicant is the person who wishes to visit or live in Norway. 

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Some applications for right of residence have been put on hold

We must wait to process applications from family members of EEA citizens in Norway who are:

  • about to get married
  • foster children under the age of 18
  • siblings under the age of 18
  • in need of care (people with serious health problems and who are in need of care)

UDI Regulations has a detailed list of all types of family members who must wait for their application to be processed (only available in Norwegian) (external website).

This means that if you are a family member mentioned on this list, it may take a long time before you receive a response to your application.

You can read more about why we have to put these applications on hold.