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Children and grandchildren over the age of 21 who are moving to parents or grandparents in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right derives from the EEA free-movement rules in the Norwegian Immigration Act: family members of an EEA national are covered while they accompany or join the EEA national, and a direct descendant of the EEA national (or of the EEA national's spouse or cohabitant) counts as a family member if under 21 or if supported (forsørges) by the EEA national or their spouse — so a child or grandchild aged 21 or over qualifies only as a dependant.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

Non-EEA family members have a right of residence beyond three months while the EEA national they accompany or join resides as a worker or self-employed person, as a service provider, or as a person with sufficient resources and full sickness insurance; where the EEA national resides as a student at an approved institution, only spouses, cohabitants and dependent children under 21 are covered. A descendant aged 21 or over is therefore covered only when the EEA national resides as a worker/self-employed person, service provider or self-sufficient person.

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  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
    Bestemmelsene i § 113 første og annet ledd gjelder tilsvarende for utlendinger som ikke er EØS-borgere, dersom de er familiemedlemmer til en EØS-borger med oppholdsrett etter § 112 første ledd bokstav a, b eller c, eller dersom de er ektefeller, samboere eller forsørget barn under 21 år som følger eller gjenforenes med en EØS-borger med oppholdsrett etter § 112 første ledd bokstav d.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
    En EØS-borger har oppholdsrett utover tre måneder så lenge vedkommende a. er arbeidstaker eller selvstendig næringsdrivende, b. skal yte tjenester, c. råder over tilstrekkelige midler til å forsørge seg selv og eventuelle medfølgende familiemedlemmer og er omfattet av en sykeforsikring som dekker alle risikoer under oppholdet, eller d. er opptatt ved en godkjent utdanningsinstitusjon.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

A non-EEA family member staying more than three months must obtain a residence card (oppholdskort); the application deadline is three months from the date of entry, and a certificate that the application was lodged is issued at once. The application must include a valid passport, a document attesting the family relationship, the EEA national's registration certificate, and proof of dependency where family-member status depends on being supported. The application is decided within six months; the card is valid for five years (or the EEA national's shorter period of residence) and, absent special reasons, lapses on stays outside Norway of more than six months per year.

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  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
    En utlending som oppholder seg i riket etter § 114 i mer enn tre måneder, plikter å anskaffe oppholdskort. Søknadsfristen for oppholdskort er tre måneder fra innreisedatoen. Når utlendingen framlegger dokumentasjon som nevnt i annet ledd, utstedes straks et bevis for at søknad om oppholdskort er levert. Ved søknad om oppholdskort for familiemedlemmer skal det framlegges a. gyldig pass, b. dokument som attesterer familieforholdet som er grunnlaget for oppholdsretten, c. registreringsbevis til EØS-borgeren som utlendingen følger eller gjenforenes med, d. dokumentasjon på forsørgelse i tilfeller hvor status som familiemedlem er betinget av at utlendingen forsørges, jf.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
    Søknad om oppholdskort avgjøres innen seks måneder etter at søknaden er levert. Oppholdskortet er gyldig i fem år eller for EØS-borgerens oppholdsperiode hvis varigheten av denne antas å bli kortere enn fem år. Med mindre særlige grunner foreligger, opphører oppholdskortets gyldighet ved opphold utenfor riket i mer enn seks måneder per år.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

A direct descendant of the EEA national (or of the EEA national's spouse or cohabitant) counts as a family member if under 21 or if supported by the EEA national or their spouse, so a child or grandchild aged 21 or over qualifies only as a dependant. Non-EEA family members have a right of residence beyond three months while the EEA national resides as a worker or self-employed person, as a service provider, or as a person with sufficient resources and full sickness insurance; a descendant aged 21 or over is not covered when the EEA national resides as a student.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

A non-EEA family member who has lived with the EEA national and had five years' continuous lawful residence in Norway under the EEA rules acquires a permanent right of residence (varig oppholdsrett), which exists regardless of whether the residence conditions are still met and is lost after absence from Norway for more than two consecutive years. Absences do not break continuity when under six months in a twelve-month period, or up to twelve months for reasons such as pregnancy, childbirth, serious illness, research, studies or vocational training, or posting to another EEA or third country, or for military or civilian service. It is a right of residence, not a visa.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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