Children born in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor

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

Under 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) under 21, or dependent, is a family member.

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Limits of the record

The text read has no provision specific to children born in Norway; application to a child born in Norway is not stated.

https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
Familiemedlemmer til en EØS-borger omfattes av bestemmelsene i dette kapittelet så lenge de følger eller slutter seg til en EØS-borger.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
slektning i direkte nedstigende linje fra en EØS-borger eller fra en utlending nevnt i bokstav a eller b, som er under 21 år eller som forsørges av EØS-borgeren eller dennes ektefelle, og

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.

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Limits of the record

No provision specific to children born in Norway in the text read.

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?

No residence permit is needed, but the child must be registered with the police or a residence card applied for, even if born in Norway with a Norwegian personal number: an EU/EEA-citizen child uses the EU/EEA registration scheme, and a child who is a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA gets a residence card for family members of EU/EEA nationals. The child needs their own passport before the police appointment and must attend at the police station or foreign mission; one parent may accompany if the other signs and both parents' passports are attached. There is no deadline; UDI recommends registering once the child has a passport.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
Because one or both parents are citizen of an EU/EEA country, you do not need to apply for a residence permit, but you must register the child with the police or apply for a residency card for the child. This applies also if the child is born in Norway and has a Norwegian personal number.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
If the child is a citizen of an EU/EEA country, you can use the registration scheme for EU/EEA nationals. Please note that the child must have their own passport before you can attend the appointment with the police.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
If the child is a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA, you can apply for a residence card for family members of EU/EEA nationals for the child.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
There is no deadline for registering your child/applying for a residency card for children under the EU/EEU regulations. UDI reccomends that you register your child as soon as they have a passport.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
The applicant (your child) must meet at the police station/ foreign mission. It is sufficent that one of the parents follow the child, if the other parent sign the application and the passports of both parents are attached.

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

A child born in Norway to one or both parents who are EU/EEA citizens does not need a residence permit; if the child is a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA, a residence card for family members of EU/EEA nationals can be applied for. The official source does not state the broad rights attached to the card.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

rights under the residence card not stated

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
Because one or both parents are citizen of an EU/EEA country, you do not need to apply for a residence permit, but you must register the child with the police or apply for a residency card for the child.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/family-immigration/residence-card-for-family-members-of-eueea-nationals-/children-and-granchildren-under-the-age-of-213/
If the child is a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA, you can apply for a residence card for family members of EU/EEA nationals for the child.

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 continuous lawful residence in Norway for five years under the EEA rules acquires a permanent right of residence (varig oppholdsrett), which then exists regardless of whether the residence conditions are still met and is lost after absence from Norway for more than two consecutive years. Temporary absences do not break continuity when they are 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.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

General rule for non-EEA family members; not stated specifically for children born in Norway.

https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
Et familiemedlem som ikke er EØS-borger, og som etter § 114 første ledd har bodd sammen med en EØS-borger og har hatt sammenhengende lovlig opphold i riket i fem år, får varig oppholdsrett.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2008-05-15-35/KAPITTEL_15
Den varige oppholdsretten består uavhengig av om vilkårene for opphold i § 114 er oppfylt. Den varige oppholdsretten bortfaller hvis innehaveren oppholder seg utenfor riket i mer enn to påfølgende år.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_19
Midlertidige opphold i utlandet anses ikke å avbryte det sammenhengende oppholdet etter lovens § 115 første ledd, når fraværet a. er mindre enn seks måneder i løpet av en tolvmåneders periode, eller b. skyldes grunner som graviditet, barnefødsel, alvorlig sykdom, forskningsopphold, studier eller yrkesrettet opplæring, eller utstasjonering i et annet EØS-land eller tredjeland, og ikke overstiger tolv måneder, eller c. skyldes militær eller sivil verneplikt.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_19
Bestemmelsene i § 19-17 annet til fjerde ledd gjelder tilsvarende.

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Children born in Norway — EU/EEA sponsor

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

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

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

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

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

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