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Self-employed person with a company in Norway

NorwayStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The route is for a self-employed person with a company in Norway. The business must normally be the applicant's own sole proprietorship and cannot be a limited company.

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    The permit is specific to sole proprietorships. The business must be registered as the applicant's own individual enterprise with the Brønnøysund Register Centre and cannot be a limited company.
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    The business must normally be the applicant's own sole proprietorship and cannot be a limited company

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

A lasting business must be run, where the self-employed person's presence in Norway and active participation are necessary for establishing or continuing it; the work must require skilled-worker competence; the business must hold the permits required under other legislation. The applicant must submit documentation of competence and role in the business, an exact description of the business, financing and budget plans, accounts if available, and an advance statement that necessary permits from other authorities will be granted.

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What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The business must demonstrate a realistic prospect of generating pre-tax profit of at least NOK 341,373 per year.

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    The business must demonstrate a realistic prospect of generating pre-tax profit of at least NOK 341,373 per year (approximately US$30,700)

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permit is bound to the specific business; access to work as an employee may additionally be granted when special reasons justify it. The official source does not state the family position.

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  • Family position not stated in the cited provision; UDI via page not read (Azure WAF captcha).

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The permit forms a basis for permanent residence. Chapter 6 permits other than those specifically listed may be granted for up to two years under UDI guidelines; renewal requires that it concerns the same business, and a renewed permit may be granted for up to two years ahead. The official source does not state the application sequence or the qualifying period for permanent residence.

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Limits of the record
  • Approval/application sequence and permanent-residence qualifying period not stated in cited text. UDI via page not read (Azure WAF captcha 403); answer from the consolidated Immigration Regulations/Act on Lovdata.

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

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