Norec exchange participant

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The qualifying activity is working in Norway as a participant in the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) programme: the person must be hired by a Norwegian partner of Norec and have a concrete offer of full-time employment from one specific employer in Norway.

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https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must be a participant hired by a Norwegian partner of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) (external website).
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must have received a concrete offer of full-time employment from one specific employer in Norway.

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

A Norwegian partner of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) hires the participant; pay must follow Norec's statutes, and if the pay is low, Norec must cover board and lodging and the return ticket.

See recorded sources

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must be a participant hired by a Norwegian partner of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) (external website).
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must receive pay in accordance with the statutes of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec).
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
If you receive low pay, the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) must cover your board and lodging, as well as your return ticket.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence that proves the placement, role or affiliation.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

Pay must follow Norec's statutes, and if the pay is low, Norec must cover board and lodging and the return ticket. The official source does not state whether other work is allowed.

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Limits of the record

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

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must be a participant hired by a Norwegian partner of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) (external website).
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
You must receive pay in accordance with the statutes of the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec).
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/fk-norway-volunteers/
If you receive low pay, the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec) must cover your board and lodging, as well as your return ticket.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

Norec participants engaged by a Norwegian partner of Norec under Norec's statutes can obtain a residence permit for up to four years in total. The permit does not form the basis for permanent residence. The official source does not state whether the host can be changed or whether family can accompany.

See recorded sources

Limits of the record

Change of host and family accompaniment not found in the reviewed text; UDI page unreadable (403).

https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
Norecdeltakere som er engasjert av norsk samarbeidspartner til Norec etter Norecs vedtekter, kan få oppholdstillatelse i til sammen fire år.
https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_6
Tillatelsen danner ikke grunnlag for permanent oppholdstillatelse.

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Norec exchange participant

What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

Your story.Your next step.

Your story.
Your next step.