- A little about the country
- Legal ways to move to Norway for permanent residence
- Learning with pleasure
- You will be declared husband and wife
- All works are good
- Think for yourself, decide for yourself
Over the past few years, the Kingdom of Norway has confidently topped the list of countries in the HDI - the human development index, which world economists calculate annually to measure and compare the standard of living, education, longevity and literacy of the population in different countries. It is not surprising that the answer to the question of how to move to Norway is looking for a huge number of potential emigrants, including from Russia.
A little about the country
The Kingdom of Norway is considered one of the most difficult to migrate. The number of potential future citizens is strictly controlled here, and their honest intentions are repeatedly checked. But the efforts made and the long-awaited citizenship provide the subject of the kingdom with a wide variety of social programs that guarantee a high standard of living, solid salaries, free medical care and education, and a decent amount of pension benefits.
Legal ways to move to Norway for permanent residence
Getting a visa to Norway is not difficult. It is a regular Schengen and requires a standard package of documents. Obtaining a residence permit or Norwegian citizenship is much more difficult, but also possible. There are several legal ways to go permanently to the northern kingdom:
- Employment. To obtain a residence permit, you need to find an employer who will need your services directly and conclude a contract with him. Foreign labor in Norway is a familiar phenomenon.
- Education. Education in Norway is free and, by submitting a contract with a higher education institution to the Ministry of Migration Affairs, agreeing to accept a student to study, you can obtain a residence permit in the country and a residence permit and citizenship in the future.
- Family reunification. It will take about five years for a Russian immigrant who has married a citizen or citizen of Norway to obtain a residence permit.
Another legal way for frequent and long-term stays in Norway is to purchase real estate in the kingdom. Registration of residential real estate does not automatically provide for obtaining a residence permit, but allows you to visit the country with a multiple entry visa an unlimited number of times. The presence of their own home gives the right to preferential receipt of a residence permit for applicants of the above categories.
In any case, the basis for obtaining Norwegian citizenship is a seven-year period of legal residence in its territory.
Learning with pleasure
Free education in Norway allows everyone to decide to move to study. The only condition is that the student will have to support himself during his studies. The required amount is equivalent to about 13 thousand euros per year and the availability of this money will have to be confirmed by a certificate from the bank.
There are study programs that provide scholarships for foreign students, but there is a very high competition for such places. If the future student is capable of self-financing, he will get a place at the university without any problems.
Studying in Norway allows you to socialize in the country, learn the language, get a Norwegian diploma and almost guaranteed to find a job in the future. Years of study count towards the seven-year waiting period for citizenship.
You will be declared husband and wife
Obtaining a residence permit by marrying a Norwegian is suitable only for those who do not doubt the sincerity of their feelings and enter into official relations in order to create a real family. The fact is that for at least five years, the authorities will have to convince of this, because the applicant for a residence permit must live in a legal marriage for exactly such a period.
All this time, the couple will be under the scrutiny of the supervising inspector and collect and provide evidence of cohabitation and housekeeping on demand.
All works are good
It is worth deciding to move to Norway from Russia and planning to find a job there only if the issue is carefully studied. The kingdom's career prospects are not very promising, but if you are not intimidated by the opportunity to work in the fish processing or oil industry, finding an employer will not be difficult.
Babysitters and kindergarten workers, cooks and their assistants, seasonal workers for agricultural enterprises, and service personnel in social camps for difficult teenagers are also popular in the country.
Think for yourself, decide for yourself
- A child born to a legally married couple becomes a citizen in the kingdom automatically if at least one of the parents has a Norwegian passport. If the couple is in a civil marriage, automatic citizenship shines on the baby in the event that the mother is a Norwegian citizen or, of course, both parents.
- In Norway, there is universal conscription, which, since 2016, applies to the fair half of the kingdom's subjects. The term of service in the army is 12 months.
By the way, the Norwegian authorities issue permission to have dual citizenship only in exceptional cases. Everyone else will have to give up their existing citizenship in order to become a legal citizen of the Kingdom. On the contrary, Norwegian citizenship is automatically lost if its resident applies for a passport of any other world power.
