Skilled Worker(s) when aiming to work in Norway must have a relevant qualification and working experience to land a job in Norway, this program of study permit would allow them to have an additional education in Norway and be recognized their education in Norway for them to be able to work. Contact Visa Online Assistance and send us an email at info@visaonlineassistance.com or visit http://www.visaonlineassistance.com for more information.

1. Study Permit for Skilled Workers in
Norway
To have Additional Education, for
your Education be Recognized in
Norway

2. • Norway has joined and registered to an event to Euro JOB Today [ February 2016], where available
jobs were identified as ‘in demand’ for the following: nursing professionals, healthcare workers,
primary school teachers, early childhood teacher & child care workers, follow this link for more
information, https://www.europeanjobdays.eu/en/content/norway. Moreover, with the nurses
“According to NAV’s corporate survey, nursing is the profession with the greatest deficit of workers
in Norway. The business survey from the NPD charts the demand for and the lack of workers, both
in counties and businesses. This is serious for the patients, and the Government must react. Both
current and future patients need an increase in nursing, Leader of the Norwegian Nursing
Association, according to Eli Gunhild By. According to NAV, a shortage of 3,600 nurses, an increase
from 2015, when the deficit was 2,350 nurses.”- Norway Today, 04.28.2017
• This type of Residence Permit to study in Norway is for skilled workers who want to have an
additional education or qualification in Norway, for them to recognize their “existing
education/qualification by taking further education to Norway. Most Norwegian employers would
prefer to get skilled worker which has a relevant qualification similarly, or skills that is comparable
to the local education and workforce system in Norway, or if the foreign skilled workers – is likely
to require to getting a registration from recognition authority – license or authorization for them
to be able to work in Norway, whereby this is a prerequisite for certain occupation requiring
registration e.g., for nurses and etc. confirming that you, foreign skilled worker(s) would need to
study additional education or working experience for you to work in Norway, and that they would
give information about the what course(s) to undertake, Norwegian class, work experience or
education you are lacking.

3. • Additionally, skilled worker must have this education below as requirements of relating to your
education/qualifications [excerpt from UDI]:
• You must have one of the following types of education/qualifications
• a completed vocational training programme of at least three years at upper secondary school level, for example as
a joiner or health worker. There must be a corresponding vocational training programme in Norway.
• completed education or degree from a university/ university college, for example a bachelor's degree as an
engineer or nurse
• special qualifications that you have obtained through long work experience, if relevant in combination with
courses etc. A permit is only granted in such cases in exceptional circumstances. Your qualifications must be
equivalent to those of someone who has completed vocational training.
• When applying for a residence permit to study [study permit] for skilled worker to have additional education be
recognized in Norway, an applicant must demonstrate that (s) he meets the criteria in relation to Section 26 of the
Acts - Section 6-19 residence permit for students, that they must have been accepted to institution from Norway
for their intended register program, and able to provide a plan of study. Further to this, skilled workers need to
cover the living cost for a year in Norway, which at least NOK 103 950 per year, and cover the tuition fee cost (if
you are require to pay a tuition) and provide information about his/her stay [accommodation ] in Norway. You may
also include your immediate family member to join you in Norway, while holding this type of a residence permit
(study permit) for skilled worker to have additional education, hence be recognized for your education to Norway.
You can also work 20 hours per week or full-time during breaks and holidays, while the validity of your study
permit is up to 2 years.

4. • This residence permit (study permit) application for Norway, is a solely the discretion of the case
officer of UDI, when getting the decision, whom would handle your application, it is their power to
decline or refuse your residence permit application to study under this program ‘Additional
education in order for your education to be recognized in Norway’, as per section 65 of the Acts -
If there is no doubt that the conditions are met, the Directorate of Immigration may authorize the
police to grant a residence permit for sub-par. g) foreign nationals who are given a residence permit
for education purposes or for scientific, religious or cultural purposes etc., under sections 6-19 to 6-
29 and section 6-31, and who are given the right to submit an application from the realm in
accordance with guidelines made by the Directorate of Immigration under section 10-1, second
paragraph.
• Have you got a rejection to your application for a residence permit to study in Norway refused? We
may able to assist you to reapply or make an appeal application to UDI to your refused residence
permit for study permit to Norway.
• Or have you receive an admission [offer] from institution in Norway, and wanting to ensure that
you follow the guidelines and regulations – to ensure the approval of your study permit, contact
Visa Online Assistance for your residence permit application to study in Norway by sending an e-
mail at info@visaonlineassistance.com for more information.