Guest researcher at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)

We recommend that you contact an employee or manager in the desired subject area if you want to stay as a guest researcher at HVL.

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Nordic citizens can reside and work in Norway indefinitely without a residence permit.

If you plan to live in Norway for more than six months, you must visit a tax office for ID verification and to submit a notification of change of address no later than eight days after you arrive in Norway. Visit skatteetaten.no to book an appointment at the tax office.

You will find information in Norwegian on the UDI website.

Guest researchers from the EU/EEA/EFTA who will stay in Norway for up to three months do not need to apply for a residence permit. For longer stays, an official invitation letter is required and you must register with the Police/SUA within 3 months of arrival (apply for a residence permit). This includes an online registration and an in-person meeting. For more information, see UDI.

Tips for online registration:

In connection with the registration of personal data you are asked to provide an address in Norway. If this is not yet clarified, use the address of your HVL department/center.

Moving with family

• If you are coming to Norway with your family and they are also EU/EEA nationals, they should also register at UDI.
  
  
• If they are not EU/EEA citizens, they can apply here.

Guest invitation

If you need a Schengen visa or a residence permit to visit us, an official invitation letter is required. The written invitation should include the official letter head of HVL, explaining who will be coming, how long they will be staying in Norway, and the purpose of their stay. It should also be made clear if HVL will be financially responsible for travel costs, accommodation or other costs.

The invitation letter is for processing the visa, and the immigration officers need to understand the scope of the visit to process the application.
There is no requirement for HVL to submit a guarantee declaration. Any financial responsibility should be well documented in the invitation letter.

Apply for a residence permit for researchers with own funds

Guest researchers who will stay in Norway for up to three months do not need to apply for a residence permit.

If you are planning on staying in Norway for more than 90 days, you need to apply for a residence permit. Start the process early! Please note that, as a rule, one is not allowed to start working in Norway before the residence permit has been granted. Applying for residence permit should be done well in advance of arrival in Norway. Find more information at udi.no.

Tips for online registration

• Choose the “Work immigration track”.
• Choose the “Vocational training and research track” and then “Researcher with own funds”. Press “How to apply”.
• In the next step, you are asked if you are already in Norway and wish to hand in the application here. Choose “Wish to apply from abroad” and enter the country in which you are legally residing. Note: Only under very special circumstances non-EU/EEA nationals may apply for a residence permit from Norway.
• In connection with the registration of personal data you are asked to indicate your planned address in Norway. If this is not yet clarified, use the address of your HVL department/center.
• HVL's Organization number: 917641404
• When it comes to the duration of the residence permit, enter the length of stay that has been agreed upon with HVL and mentioned in HVL's invitation letter.
• Depending on your nationality, you might need a visa to enter Norway. This visa will be issued automatically when the residence permit has been granted.
• As soon as you have submitted the documents you book an appointment at SUA. Do the booking well in advance of moving to Norway and choose one of the first available timeslots after your planned arrival in Norway.

If you want to participate in single courses at PhD level you will find information about this here: Apply for a single course at Ph.d. level.

Bringing with you an A1 form or CoC from another country?

If you are a posted worker to Norway and receive salary from a foreign employer, you must bring with you documentation of social security. This is obtained by your home country's social security administration.

EU/EEA: A1 form from your home country

Other countries: Certificate of Coverage (CoC) from your home country

All guests must have health and travel insurance.