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Employee of diplomats or NATO personnel

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

It is an exemption from the residence-permit requirement, within the limits recognised in international law or following from agreements with foreign states, for persons attached to diplomatic or salaried consular missions in Norway, employees of intergovernmental organisations or convention bodies, and contractors for such organisations.

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  • The source does not name NATO; NATO personnel's employees are not specifically addressed.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_1
    Med de begrensninger som er anerkjent i folkeretten eller følger av overenskomst med fremmed stat, gjøres det unntak fra kravet om oppholdstillatelse for utlendinger som er a. tilknyttet diplomatiske eller lønnede konsulære stasjoner (representasjoner) i riket, b. ansatte i mellomstatlige organisasjoner eller konvensjonsorganer, og c. oppdragstakere for mellomstatlige organisasjoner eller konvensjonsorganer.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers foreign nationals who are auxiliary staff at a diplomatic or consular mission, or who are in private service with a person attached to a diplomatic/consular mission or employed by (or a contractor for) an intergovernmental organisation.

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Limits of the record
  • NATO personnel are not named in the source.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

For auxiliary staff at a diplomatic or consular mission, the person must also have been sent to the post by the sending state's authorities under an order or a fixed-term service agreement.

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Limits of the record
  • For private servants the source gives no trigger beyond the private employment itself.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The employee must be notified to and accepted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or another Norwegian authority.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The employee is exempt from the residence-permit requirement, but no permission is given for other work besides this employment. Their spouse or cohabitant and children may be granted a residence permit when strong humanitarian considerations apply, provided maintenance and housing are secured; that permit does not last beyond the reference person's employment, ends when the employment ends, does not form a basis for permanent residence, but can be renewed. The official source does not state how long the employee's own exemption lasts.

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Limits of the record
  • The duration of the employee's own exemption is not stated.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_1
    og at det ikke gis tillatelse til annet arbeid i tillegg til det aktuelle ansettelsesforholdet.
  • https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_1
    Ektefelle eller samboer, jf. lovens § 40 til § 41, og barn, jf. lovens § 42 første og annet ledd, av utlendinger som nevnt i forskriftens § 1-4 tredje ledd, kan gis oppholdstillatelse når sterke menneskelige hensyn taler for det. Det er en forutsetning at underhold og bolig er sikret. Tillatelsen gis ikke ut over varigheten av referansepersonens ansettelsesforhold, og opphører idet ansettelsesforholdet avsluttes. Tillatelsen danner ikke grunnlag for permanent oppholdstillatelse, men kan fornyes.

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

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