Norway · Student

Study permit

Study permit is issued by Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI). VisaAI tracks 12 official requirements for it, each traced to the government page that states it.

Last verified against the official source on .

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Requirements change. Confirm every item on Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI)’s own page before you apply.

Conditions you must meet

  • Study or attend school for more than three months
  • Be admitted to a university college or university
  • Study full-time
  • NOK 15,488 per month, or NOK 170,368 for the academic yearNOK 170,368 per year · NOK 15,488 per monthUDI writes the amounts with a space as the thousands separator (nok 15 488); the excerpt preserves that.
  • Single-semester amounts: NOK 77,440 autumn, NOK 92,928 springNOK 77,440 autumn semester · NOK 92,928 spring semesterThe two semesters differ, and the spring figure is the higher one. Showing a single 'per semester' number would understate spring by NOK 15,488.
  • Funds may be loans, grants, own money, or an offered part-time job
  • The money must be in a Norwegian bank account or the institution's deposit accountUDI notes that a student without a Norwegian account may use the institution's, arranged with the institution directly.
  • Cover tuition fees as well, or document that they are already paidNote the academic year named in UDI's own text. It will date, and the daily monitor will raise the change when UDI updates it.
  • An exemption from tuition fees must be confirmed by the institution
  • Have somewhere to live
  • Your circumstances must indicate you are likely to return home after your studiesA decision criterion rather than a document. Recorded so it is visible rather than a surprise at refusal.

Government fees

  • Pay an application feeNo amount recorded: UDI states the obligation here and publishes the figure elsewhere, on a page that is not a registered source.

Official sources

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