If you are married to a Norwegian citizen, you can apply for Norwegian citizenship if you have lived in Norway together for the last three years. In addition to that, you must also speak Norwegian sufficiently, and have a valid Permanent Residence Permit.

How long can a Norwegian stay in the US?

90 days
Tourists, including Norwegian, are permitted up to 90 days of vacation in the country even though US has a really strict visa policy.

How can an American become a Norwegian citizen?

You must have lived in Norway for a total of at least three years during the past ten years. You must still be married, registered partners or cohabitants and live together at the time of the decision. You must meet the requirements for a permanent residence permit in Norway.

How can I get Norwegian permanent residence?

To get a Permanent Residence Permit in Norway, you must meet the following conditions:

1. You must have lived in Norway continuously for at least three years.
2. You must have held a Temporary Residence Permit which forms “the basis for a permanent residence permit”*.

Tourists, including Norwegian, are permitted up to 90 days of vacation in the country even though US has a really strict visa policy. The Visa Waiver Program grants the citizens of 38 countries the chance of getting a tourist visa through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization or US ESTA for short.

What is the legal age to marry in Norway?

18 years old
Age requirement. A person who wants to get married must be at least 18 years old. If someone marries in Norway and one or both of the parties are under the age of 18, each of the spouses may demand that the marriage be dissolved.

How long do you have to live in Norway to become a Norwegian citizen?

If you are married to, or are the registered partner or cohabitant of a Norwegian national, the time you have lived in Norway, you must have lived in Norway for a total of at least three years during the past ten years. You must also meet the requirements for permanent residence.

How old do you have to be to get married in Norway?

Both must be at least 24 years old, with plans to get married within six months and live together in Norway. The Norwegian must have an income of at least NOK 264,264 per year and cannot have received any financial assistance from NAV (the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) in the previous 12 months.

Can a foreign born child become a Norwegian citizen?

This means children of a foreign-born couple do not automatically become Norwegian citizens. However, if you were born in Norway to foreign parents, or moved here as a child, there is a shorter residence period requirement for the citizenship application. There is also no provision for people with Norwegian heritage to become citizens by heritage.

Is it possible to become a dual citizen of Norway?

Up until very recently, dual citizenship was not allowed. This meant that most applicants would have to renounce their previous citizenship in order to become a Norwegian citizen. There were some exceptions to this rule, but it stopped many people who qualified from going ahead with the process.