Residence permit

Find out what type of residence permit you need, e.g. in connection with work, studies, family immigration or to stay in Norway as an au pair. You will find information on the different types of residence permit on UDI’s website. 

In order to apply for a residence permit from Lebanon you must either be a citizen of Lebanon or Syria or have a residence permit in Lebanon or Syria. You must have had the residence permit for at least six months before you apply for a residence permit in Norway.

You must gather all the documents in the relevant checklist on UDI’s website. Some of the documents must be provided by your contact person in Norway; others you will have to obtain yourself. 

For family immirgration, please check this list for which documents on the checklist that must be legalized and/or submitted in original. The list also has the names of these documents in Arabic.  

Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation at a VFS application centre or a Norwegian diplomatic or consular mission, you must register your application online and pay the fee. If this is the first time you are registering an application in the portal, you will need to create a user account first.

Once you have completed the application form online and paid the fee, you will receive confirmation by email with a copy of your application summary, a signature letter (cover letter) and payment receipt attached. You need to print the signature letter, sign it, and submit it together with the other required documentation.

Once you have registered, you will receive confirmation by email, with a cover letter attached. The cover letter will confirm that you have filled in the application form and paid the fee. You need to print this letter and submit it together with the other required documentation.

Application fees

You can find more information about the application fees at UDI's web page. The fee is paid with a debit/credit card in the Application Portal.

In Lebanon, applications are received by the external service provider VFS Global Beirut, which charges a service fee of 30 EURO per application. This fee is paid in cash at the VFS Global Visa Application Centre.  

You must bring your passport and all the documents listed in the checklist with you. You will find the relevant checklist when you register your application online. You can also find it on www.udi.no/en (checklists).

We will contact you if we need more information.

VFS Global’s office, Hamra, Gefinor Center, Bloc A, 1st flr, Beirut, Lebanon. Contact: norleb@vfshelpline.com  Phone:+009611743643

https://www.vfsglobal.com/Norway/Lebanon/  

 VFS Global charges an additional service fee of 30 €. This fee must be paid in cash at the VFS when submitting your documents.

Your application will then be sent on to the UDI for processing.

Please note that it could take 2-3 days before applicants can get original documents such as passports back. We recomend that applicants factor this into their travel plans. 

NB! Accompanying children under 18 years shall meet at the Visa Application Centre together with the main applicant (for example their mother or father). 

The embassy in Amman's capacity to conduct interviews and collect DNA tests is reduced due to the current situation. If an interview, or a DNA-test is required, the Embassy in Amman will contact the applicant directly at a later stage to arrange an appointment. 

Applications for a residence permit are processed by UDI. You will find information about the processing time on UDI’s website. 

You will be notified by email or by telephone when your application has been processed. The Embassy in Amman will then give you all the necessary details on how you need to proceed.

If you have been granted a residence permit, an entry visa will be affixed in your passport. This allows you to travel to Norway.

If your application has been rejected, you will receive a written explanation as to why it was rejected. 

If you have granted a person in Norway power of attorney, they will also receive a copy of the decision. A person with power of attorney may then also appeal on your behalf.

When you cross the border into the Schengen area, you will have to present:

• your passport with the entry visa sticker (if you need an entry visa)
• documentation showing the purpose of your stay

Once you know when you will be arriving in Norway, you need to make an appointment with the police in order to obtain a residence card. You must pre-book this appointment, normally through the Application Portal, and the appointment has to be either during the first seven days you are in Norway, or the first available appointment you can find.

More information on residence cards, including how to book an appointment