General information
Admission to a university does not automatically guarantee that you will be granted a permit. Please be aware that the universities are not responsible for students who have entered Norway without a valid residence permit.
Students are required to document the possession of NOK 85 000 per year to cover living expenses. The amount must be transferred to an account in a Norwegian bank in your own name (Exception: The University of Oslo has opened a special account for such a deposit, you can get more information about this at the Embassy.) Stating that you will find a part time job will not be accepted as documentation for a first time residence permit.
A student residence permit is generally granted for one year at a time and is renewable upon satisfactory full-time study progress.
How to apply for a study permit?
We are pleased to announce that you may now make an online application and book appointment if you want to apply for a study permit to Norway. Please register your online application and book appointment at the Application Portal Norway: https://selfservice.udi.no After you have submitted the online application, booked your appointment and provided all the supporting documents, we will be pleased to welcome you to the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tehran to submit the necessary supporting documents, pay the fee and provide biometric data. The Embassy requires personal appearance when submitting the application.
The following documents are required:
- One passport photo. Must not be retouched/Bedoone rootoosh!
- One copy of the passport, pages 2-9 on A4 format
- The original and one copy of the Birth certificate (Shenasname) and National ID-card , with its official translation authenticated by the Ministry of Foregin Affairs in Iranon A4 format
- Original confirmation of admission to a University
- You are required to pay case processing fee. Please click here for updated fee information.
The list of required documents is also available in Farsi and English.
The fee must be paid both by persons applying for a first-time work permit/residence permit, and for those applying for a renewal of such permit.
The following groups are exempted from paying the fee:
- Children below the age of 18
- Applications from persons included in the EEA-agreement or EFTA-convention
The fee must be paid in cash to the Embassy. It is not refundable even though the application should be rejected.