Naturalisation and citizenship in Norway

If you're already an EU citizen living in Norway won't be a problem, although you can't be in the system unless you have a job contract and a place to live with proof. After 5 years of applying yourself into the system you are allowed to apply for a permanent resident, which is not necessary if you're already an EU resident.

As a non-EU, you can apply for permanent resident after residing in Norway for 5 years due to work, but you must sustain a minimum amount of salary in order to be approved. Dual-citizen is not exactly allowed in Norway when you are over 18. You must have a working visa to be able to work.

Norway has a good healthcare and if you're a citizen and something happen to you and you can no longer work, you will still be able to live comfortably. Raising a family in Norway is also good. We have free school and free dental care and health care for kids.

You need to be able to speak and write Norwegian if you want to get a job, if you have an degree in computer or something this is not necessary. It's hard to find a job in Norway if you don't speak Norwegian, even though almost everyone in Norway can speak and understand English.

At least that's what I've heard.

I don't think what was written above for non EU applying for permanent residence is entirely correct.

The best way to check for the eligibility of permanent residency is to check UDI.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/per … residence/

I only know about my case and I am from Singapore.  As far as I understand , as long as I stays for 3 years in Norway under a valid residence permit (eg. skilled worker permit, family unification), I am eligible to apply for permanent residence.

BUT I need to fulfill requirements such as

1.  You must have stayed in Norway for the past three years and have held residence permits that form the basis for a permanent residence permit.

2. You must have held valid permits throughout the three-year period and still hold one when you apply for a permanent residence permit.

3.You must have resided in Norway continuously for the past three years.

4. You cannot have been convicted of a criminal offence or been ordered to undergo enforced psychiatric treatment or care (applies if you are over the age of 15).
If you have been convicted of a criminal offence, your application may be rejected and a longer residence period may be required. If you are charged with or put under investigation for a criminal offence during the application period, we will suspend the processing of your application. Once the criminal case has been decided, you must yourself contact your local police district and request that we resume the processing of your application.

5.You must normally have completed mandatory tuition in the Norwegian language and social studies and pass the concluding tests, or document that you have been granted exemptions by the municipality (applies if you are between the ages of 16 and 55).
Persons who can be exempted from one of more of the requirements
Spouses and cohabitants of Norwegian citizens who are employed by a Norwegian embassy or consulate are exempt from the requirement for three years' residence in Norway and from the requirement for tuition in the Norwegian language.

6.Persons who do not meet the condition for three years' residence in Norway can, in some cases, be granted permanent residence if, during the past year, they have held a residence permit that forms the basis for a permanent residence permit, and
they have stayed in Norway for a long time (eight to ten years) holding residence permits, or
they have lived for a long time on Svalbard, or
there are particularly strong grounds of reasonableness.

Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship or nationality of that country.

For my case, I don't see any benefits of getting norwegian citizenship if I can get permanent residency in Norway.  Norway does not allow dual citizenships in MOST cases.  There are certain conditions to fulfill in order to achieve that.  Singapore does not allow dual citizenships in any cases as long as you are 21 years old and above.  I am unwilling to give up my singapore citizenship, thus unable to apply for norwegian citizenship.

You can get healthcare benefits as long as you are working under any valid residency permits and paying taxes for at least 6 months.  This means even if you are not permanent residents or has their citizenship, you can still get healthcare.

The only benefit of getting permanent residency and citizenship that I came across is if you are retrenched or lay off from work, you will be entitled to unemployment benefits for a fairly long period of time while you try to look for new job.   This is the benefit that people who are holding skilled worker residency permit that tied to a job do not have.  For skilled worker resident permit people who has it tied to a specific job, if they lost their job, they have 3 months to find a new job and reapply for a new skilled worker permit.  If they cannot find a new job in time, they have to either apply for a new type of permit or leave the country.  It is a harsh reality.

I already knew a few people who got depoted from Norway because they got retrenched by their companies.  Please note that norwegian economy is heavily dependent on oil. The oil prices for the last few years are causing a lot of companies to retrench a LARGE number of staff.

Another benefit of getting citizenship is if you wish to vote in their general election and get more involved in their political activities.

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