Work immigration

We rarely prioritise a case simply because someone asks us to. There must be something quite exceptional about your case. If you believe there are special circumstances in your case that mean we should prioritise it, you can send us a written explanation.

If you believe that your income is in line with what is normal for your workplace and the tasks you perform, you must send us the applicable collective agreement and highlight your pay level. If no collective agreement exists, you must enclose documentation showing that the salary you have been offered corresponds to what is normal in your profession. We require thorough documentation of this. Examples of such documentation include:

• employment contracts for other employees in the company with the same tasks and qualifications
• wage statistics from a trade body, for example a trade union federation or trade union.

We assess every case individually. Even if you have submitted all the information mentioned above, you are not guaranteed a permit. In many cases, the income is too low for us to grant a skilled worker permit. This may, for example, be the case where the salary corresponds to the pay for unskilled work. The appendix to these guidelines, UDI 2010-129V (udi.no), sets out what constitutes sufficient pay when there is no collective agreement and normal pay has not ben substantiated. 

If you wish to work, you must apply for a temporary work permit. The application must be submitted to the police where you live. It is a condition that you have a valid passport from your home country. Read more about how to apply on the UDI’s website.