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Permanent residence permit — child under one born in Norway

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A permanent residence permit (permanent oppholdstillatelse): a child born in Norway to parents residing in Norway gets a permanent residence permit.

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

Under Immigration Regulations §11-1, a child born in Norway to parents residing there requires no prior residence period to obtain a permanent residence permit if the application is filed within one year of birth and, by then, the parents have applied for and meet the conditions for permanent residence or Norwegian citizenship. The qualifying point is the child’s timely application and the parents’ qualifying status, not accumulated residence by the child.

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  • Norwegian Immigration Regulations §11-1 child born in Norway; no prior residence
    Barn født i riket av foreldre som oppholder seg i riket, får permanent oppholdstillatelse uten forutgående oppholdstid når en søknad om dette settes fram innen ett år etter fødselen og foreldrene senest på dette tidspunktet har søkt og fyller vilkårene for å få permanent oppholdstillatelse eller norsk statsborgerskap.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

For this child-under-one route, no type of prior residence must be counted: Regulations §11-1 expressly permits permanent residence without prior residence time. The child must be born in Norway to parents residing there, the application must be made within one year of birth, and the parents must by then have applied for and meet the conditions for permanent residence or citizenship.

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  • Norwegian Immigration Regulations §11-1 no child residence period to count
    Barn født i riket av foreldre som oppholder seg i riket, får permanent oppholdstillatelse uten forutgående oppholdstid når en søknad om dette settes fram innen ett år etter fødselen og foreldrene senest på dette tidspunktet har søkt og fyller vilkårene for å få permanent oppholdstillatelse eller norsk statsborgerskap.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

By the time of the application (within one year of birth), the parents must have applied for and meet the conditions for a permanent residence permit or Norwegian citizenship. The permit is granted from the date of the decision. A permanent residence permit gives the right to reside in Norway without time limit and extended protection against expulsion; it lapses if the holder stays outside Norway continuously for more than two years (UDI decides on lapse), although on application a person may be allowed to stay abroad more than two years without it lapsing.

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  • Application procedure, documents and residence-card validity are not in the captured legal text; UDI page blocked (403).

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

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