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Cohabitant — sponsor: higher-education student

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Which family relationships qualify?

A permit may be granted at the authorities' discretion to an applicant covered by the spouse, cohabitant or child provisions of the Immigration Act (§ 40 to § 42) when the sponsor has or obtains one of the permits listed in the regulation, including a student permit under Regulations § 6-19.

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Limits of the record
  • Cohabitation conditions of § 41 (two years etc.) are not restated in this citation; see the cohabitant rules.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The sponsor must hold or obtain a student permit under Regulations § 6-19 (first and third paragraphs) — a permit that cannot form the basis for permanent residence.

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What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

For counting the prior cohabitation period: cohabitation spent in Norway counts only if both partners had lawful residence, and no cohabitation time accrues while either partner is married to someone else, except where there is a final separation decision. The official source does not state the documents needed to prove the cohabitation.

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Limits of the record
  • Documentary evidence required to prove the cohabitation (UDI guidance) not read — UDI page blocked (403).

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The general family-immigration income requirement is secured means of at least 3,2 times the National Insurance basic amount, but where the sponsor is taking higher education (university or university college) an exception may be made from the income rules (§ 10-8 to § 10-10).

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Limits of the record
  • How the exception is applied in practice (UDI guidance) not read.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

The cohabitant's permit falls under the Immigration Regulations provision for the closest family members of a foreigner whose residence permit cannot form the basis for a permanent residence permit, which expressly includes students. A cohabitant holding this permit with a student reference person can be given the right to full-time work, even though the student's own right to work is limited. The sponsor must have at least one year left of studies in Norway. The official source does not state the permit duration, renewal or a path to independent or permanent status.

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Limits of the record
  • Permit duration, renewal and whether the cohabitant can move to an independent or permanent status are not stated in the captured sources.

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

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