The purpose of the permit is that you shall visit your child living in Norway. As a parent you may apply for such a permit after having arrived in Norway. This can be done at the police in the district. When the permit is received after arrival, the nine months are calculated from the day you entered the Schengen area.
The permit does not entitle you to work in Norway and cannot be renewed. However, a permit for nine months visit can be applied for after you have been out of the country for one year. The duration of the permit cannot be longer than the duration of the permit of the child, and may therefore be given for a shorter duration than nine months in some cases. You are entitled to travel in and out of Norway within the validity of the permit.
The child residing in Norway must be a Norwegian or Nordic citizen, hold a settlement permit or hold a permit which may constitute a basis for a settlement permit. It is a prerequisite that subsistence and housing are ensured.
Requirements
1. Two completed application forms: Application for a residence permit or work permit
2. Passport size colour photo (white background, not smiling, visible ears)
3. Documentation showing that you and your child living in Norway are related (for example birth certificate)
4. Birth certificate
5. Copies of all the pages of yours and your child’s passports (also blank pages)
6. Documentation of subsistence (for example the last three months salary slips, work contract, tax certificate, etc.)
7. Documentation of housing of your child (rental or sales contract)
8. A fee
9. Documentation in conjunction with the application for parental visit is to be submitted in original form unless otherwise specified
10. All documents must be translated into English or Norwegian
The application has to be submitted, via the Embassy in Maputo, to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). It is important to enclose all necessary documentation with the application. Applications from which important information is missing, or when there is doubt that the conditions are fulfilled, will take longer to process. It will normally take a up to 6 months to process the application. For more information please visit UDI’s web site: www.udi.no