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Intro: How to Make the Move

We are happy that you are considering Oslo as your next home and look forward to welcoming you here.

To help you navigate and prepare for your move, check out the tips below. For information on immigration requirements specific to you, visit UDI, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.

If you’ve already moved to Oslo, refer to Getting Settled and explore the Oslopolitan website to see all the resources available to you. The city's Welcome to Oslo website provides detailed relocation information.

  1. 01 Do I Need a Job?
  2. 02 Find a Job in Norway
  3. 03 Recognition of Foreign Education
  4. 04 Obtain a Residence Permit
  5. 05 Get a D-number for Temporary Stays or a National ID
  6. 06 Open a Norwegian Bank Account
  7. 07 Find Housing
  8. 08 Relocate With Family
  9. 09 Customs for Pets and Belongings
  10. 10 Cost of Living
  11. 11 Weather in Oslo
  12. 12 Free Time in Oslo
  13. 13 Coming to Oslo to Study?
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08 Relocate With Family

EU/EEA citizens and their family members can reside and work in the country without a visa or resident permit, while other internationals can apply for Family Reunification, or residence permit.

Oslo christmas market family Magnus Furset

Photo: Magnus Furset

If you and your spouse or registered partner and children are EU/EEA citizens, all of you are eligible to live and work in Norway without a visa or resident permit.

Family of non-EU/EEA citizens may also be eligible to stay in Norway. Your spouse, registered partner and/or child can apply forFamily Reunification, providing you have already obtained a Norwegian resident permit. Your income must meet a minimum amount pre-tax, and you need to have a place to live where your family will join you.

You can read more about the different types of visas your family can apply for, depending on what sort of resident permit you hold yourself here: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).

For information on bringing pets, visit: Relocation services & toll.

To learn more about the school system, events and activities and more, check the "Work" and "Social" sections of Oslopolitan and the city's website: Welcome to Oslo.

Familiecamp i Holmenkollen VO01954 Foto Tord Baklund

Photo: VisitOSLO/Tord Baklund

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