If the main reason why you are getting married or engaged is that you want a residence permit in Norway, it is called a circumvention marriage. This was previously called a pro forma marriage.
You can be denied a residence permit if UDI thinks it is likely that the main reason you married a person living in Norway is to get a basis for a residence permit in Norway.
To investigate whether a marriage is a circumvention marriage, UDI will consider:
- how long you have been together
- how much contact you have had
- what you know about each other
- age difference
- whether marriage is unusual in the culture of the country you come from
- if you have previously applied for a residence permit in Norway or another country.
If UDI considers that the marriage is a circumvention marriage, UDI can reject your application and may consider expelling you from Norway and other Schengen countries for at least two years.