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Norway Digital Nomad Visa
Norway · Northern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2020
- Governing lawPublished
- Immigration Act
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Norwegian Directorate of Immigration
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Code under the northern lights in stunning Norway with its high standard of living
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- No
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of monthly remote income of $2,977 or more
- Employment statusPublished
- Self-employed
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Self-employment with clients or a business managed from anywhere in the world
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2.1–17.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: embassy, in country
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Norwegian consulate or in Norway
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 15–120 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/working-immigration/digital-nomad/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $650
- Application feePublished
- $664
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $1,314
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $2,977/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 2 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 36 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Permit can be withdrawn after more than 6 months abroad in a row (UDI rule stated for skilled workers; applied here by analogy)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Applicants must agree to comply with Norwegian tax laws
- Personal income taxPublished
- 22%-47.4%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 3 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 7 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Norway has no dedicated digital nomad visa; closest is the independent-contractor permit, which needs a Norwegian client
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/workation/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.udi.no/en/answer-pages/answers-skilled-worker/ | https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2014-009/ | https://www.norway.no/en/usa/services-info/visitors-visa-res-permit/res-permit/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.