NATO personnel

NorwaySpecial cases

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

An exemption from the residence-permit requirement for persons who are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO, conditional on registration with and acceptance by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

The rationale for the exemption is not stated in the capture.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
If you are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO, you do not need a residence permit.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
You must be registered and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

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

It covers persons who are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO in Norway.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
If you are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO, you do not need a residence permit.

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

Access is triggered by working or carrying out an assignment for NATO, together with being registered and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
If you are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO, you do not need a residence permit.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
You must be registered and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

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

The person must be registered and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
You must be registered and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

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

No residence permit is needed, but the person cannot take other employment in Norway. A spouse, cohabitant or child who will not work in Norway does not need a residence permit; one who will work or run a business must apply for a residence permit as a family member of NATO personnel (requiring registration with and acceptance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Defence). The official source does not state how long the exemption lasts or what happens when the NATO assignment ends.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

Duration and consequences when the NATO assignment ends are not stated in the captures.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
If you are to work or carry out an assignment for NATO, you do not need a residence permit.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/nato-personnel/
You cannot take other employment in Norway.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/family-member-of-diplomat/
If you are a spouse, cohabitant or child of a diplomat or NATO personnel, and you are not going to work in Norway, you do not need to apply for a residence permit.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/family-member-of-diplomat/
If you are going to work or run a business in Norway, you must apply for a residence permit as a family member of a diplomat or NATO personnel.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/diplomats-and-their-families/family-member-of-diplomat/
You must be registered with and accepted by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

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

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NATO personnel

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

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

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

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

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

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