Ultimate Advisor for third country national artists travelling to European Union

NORWAY

 

EXEMPTION FROM WORK PERMIT FOR ARTISTS AND FOR OTHER SPECIFIC PERSONS OR GROUPS OF PERSONS

 

Inviting artists, cultural professionals, touring groups, and others from visa-required countries to Norway

 

What do artists from third countries need to tour Norway?

 
If you are a performing artist, tour-manager, promoter or live performance organisation, sooner or later you might want to come and perform in Norway. Nowadays, artists and other cultural professionals are very mobile, performing abroad more often than in their country of origin. Performing abroad though, visas and other permits issues might occur. Since the establishment of Schengen Zone, and unification of legislative in European Union, it might be a bit easier, but the issue still stands.

EXEMPTION FROM WORK PERMIT FOR ARTISTS IN NORWAY

An exemption exists for the period of 14 working/performing days within one year.

EXEMPTION FOR OTHER SPECIFIC PERSONS OR GROUPS OF PERSONS

1. Researchers and lecturers with at least bachelor’s degree who are to work in Norway for up to three months do not need a residence permit.
2. Some employees of international companies do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months if the employee is employed by an foreign branch of international company that has branch in Norway and the employee is participating in training in the Norwegian branch of the company.
3. Commercial and business travelers do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months.
4. Medical practitioners do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months.
5. Religious preachers do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months.
6. Some professional athletes and members of their accompanying support network do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months. The athlete must work as an athlete for a living and he cannot have an employer in Norway.
7. Journalists, photographers and other employees of foreign media institutions do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months.
8. In some cases, personnel on aircrafts, staff on foreign trains, busses or trucks in international traffic do not need a residence permit, if they are working on flights into and out of Norway.
9. Tour guides accompanying foreign travel companies do not need a residence permit if they are to work in Norway for up to three months.
 

SOURCE

 
https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/upload/jd/dokumenter/forskrifter/immigration-regulations.pdf
 

CONTACT

 
If you need more information, please contact us at any time:
 

Jørgen Svendgård
Partner/CPA

ECOVIS Ardur Tax AS
Filipstadveien 5
0250 Oslo
t: +47 46 17 06 46
e: jorgen.svendgard@ecovis.no
www.ecovis.com/norway

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