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Planning life after graduation may be exciting. However, for some international students, finishing their study time brings uncertainty.

Haithem Merchaoui moved to Norway from Tunisia to study at NHH. He will gradute in December and doesn't know if he will stay in Norway.

MASTER'S STUDENT: Haithem Merchaoui is disappointed by his experience as an international student in Bergen. PHOTO: Patrycja Pankau

Publisert: 7. september 11:18 2023 - Sist oppdatert 7. september 12:20 2023

Patrycja Maria Pankau

Journalist

pankau@studvest.no

Fakta

If you are a citizen from outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland and have completed your degree in Norway, you may get a residence permit to stay in Norway while you look for work. If you find a relevant job, you may also apply for a work visa for skilled workers.

As a job seeker from outside of EU/EEA/Switzerland, who has recently graduated in Norway:

You must:

pay an application fee
be a job seeker and for employment as a skilled worker in Norway
have a residence permit as a student or have enough money to live on during the period you intend to stay in Norway (at least NOK 23 224 per month, i.e. NOK 278 693 per year)

You can:

work full-time or part-time while you look for relevant employment as a skilled worker

You can not:

be self-employed or run your own business in Norway

Source: UDI’s website

International students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland have to follow immigration rules and deal with bureaucracy. For many of them, it is not guaranteed that they will be able to stay in Norway after graduation. Studvest asked two international students who finished their education this year about their further plans. Feeling unwelcome 28-year-old Haithem Merchaoui moved to Bergen from … Read More

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CONFUSION: The 17th of May celebrations can be confusing for first timers. ILLUSTRASJON: Tilde Torkildsen

Publisert: 15. mai 10:51 2023 - Sist oppdatert 15. mai 10:58 2023

Carolin Schefner

Journalist

schefner@studvest.no

Patrycja Maria Pankau

Journalist

pankau@studvest.no

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If you’re currently in a Norwegian course, consider yourself lucky. Nada, Enora and Lluïsa have all had difficulties getting into a Norwegian course at the University of Bergen (UiB).

NO LUCK. Enora Koziol (20) did not get a place at a Norwegian course at UiB.

Publisert: 22. november 15:59 2022 - Sist oppdatert 22. november 16:06 2022

Journalist

Foto

Close to 2000 international students study at the University of Bergen (UiB). Approximately 380 of them were admitted to a Norwegian course this fall. The total number of students who applied for a course via Studentweb is unknown to UiB. The university offers seven different Norwegian courses on four levels, for free. International employees and their partners, international students, and … Read More