If you are going to live outside of Norway for more than two years you will normally lose your permanent residence permit, but you can apply to keep it.
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Requirements for you, the applicant
- You have a permanent residence permit in Norway.
- You are going to move back to Norway after your stay abroad
- The reason why you are going to live outside Norway for more than two years is that:
- you are going to serve your military or civilian national service or other equivalent service in your home country, or
- you are going to work abroad, or
- you are going to study at a higher level than upper secondary school abroad, or
- you are staying abroad with your spouse, cohabitant or parent who is going to work or study