Parent/grandparent of Norwegian (EEA)

• Application form (only if you apply from abroad) *
• Filled-in Power of attorney form
• UDI's checklist, filled out and signed (this list) *

• Passport and copy of all used pages in the passport *

• Copy of the reference person’s passport – all used pages *
• Birth certificate of either the reference person or his or her spouse/partner/cohabitant *
• Documentation of support *
• If a child is affected by the application, you can include a description of the child’s situation

If missing documents

• If necessary: a written statement explaining why you cannot provide one or more of the above mentioned documents

If the reference person is/was an employee

• Employment documentation (work contract or proof of employment) *
• The three most recent payslips *
• Tax assessment notice from the country the reference person has been working in (if you have one)

If the reference person is/was self-employed

• Documentary proof that the company is registered in another EU/EEA country *
• Client contracts *
• Documentation of your reported income and expenses *
• Proof of registration in the VAT register *
• Accounting records and bookkeeping records *
• Documentation of upcoming contracts, if applicable
• Outgoing invoices *

If employed by Norwegian company abroad

• The employment contract between the reference person and the Norwegian employer *
• Assignment contract between the company that the reference person is employed in (or runs) and the employer in another EU/EEA country *

If sufficient own funds

• Proof of sufficient subsistence funds for the sponsor and his/her family member *
• If the funds have been work assessment allowance, sickness benefit or unemployment benefit: documentary proof from NAV that the funds can be withdrawn from Norway
• If the residence has been outside of the Nordic countries: health insurance for the reference person
• If the reference person has worked in Norway during the stay in another EU/EEA country: employment contract

If the reference person is a student

• Confirmation of admission to an approved study programme *
• Proof of sufficient subsistence funds for the sponsor and his/her family member *
• If the residence has been outside of the Nordic countries: health insurance for the reference person

• Documentation showing that the reference person has the right of residence in Norway by being an employee, self-employed, student, or that the person in question has enough money to support himself and his family *
• If the reference person is a student or will support you in Norway using own money: health insurance for the applicant

• The registration card of the reference person *
• A copy of the applicant’s residence card *
• A copy of the application for a residence card (if the applicant has not yet received a residence card)
• Registration in the National Registry or other registration by the authorities *
• Bank account printout *
• Rental agreement/sales contract for your home *
• Documentary proof that children go to day-care centre or school *
• Letters received at your common address *
• Documentary proof if the reference person has been commuting to Norway
• Written statement of why the application is handed in such a long time after the reference person came to Norway
• Documentary proof if the applicant could not come to Norway at the same time as the reference person (for example due to termination of employment or termination of studies)