# Hiring in Norway

Review edition — pending Theo Smith approval.

## Who has the right to work?

EU/EEA nationals can start work immediately in Norway and must register with the police within three months. A tax card and employment documentation are separate requirements.

Applies to: EU/EEA nationals; Nordic nationals have separate registration arrangements

Still to establish: Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route

- Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route

Next step: Confirm Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route.

- [Norwegian Directorate of Immigration](https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/employers-employing-someone-who-is-an-eueea-national-/?nav-veiviser=12939)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.

## What sets the earliest start date?

EU/EEA nationals can start work immediately in Norway and must register with the police within three months. A tax card and employment documentation are separate requirements.

Applies to: EU/EEA nationals; Nordic nationals have separate registration arrangements

Still to establish: Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route

- Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route

Next step: Confirm Nationality, tax card, employer registration and non-EEA permit route.

- [Norwegian Directorate of Immigration](https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/employers-employing-someone-who-is-an-eueea-national-/?nav-veiviser=12939)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.

## How do we switch EORs or move to our own entity?

The Working Environment Act provides for transfer of employment rights and obligations on qualifying transfers; the transfer itself is not grounds for dismissal.

Applies to: Norwegian chapter 16 transfers; bankruptcy and other exceptions require assessment.

Still to establish: Current authoritative text, identity test, objection rights, consultation and collective terms

- Classify the transaction under current local transfer/succession law.
- Determine consent, consultation, service, leave and historic-liability treatment.
- Confirm permits, payroll handover, provider termination and deposit recovery from actual documents.
- Current authoritative text, identity test, objection rights, consultation and collective terms



- [www.arbeidstilsynet.no](https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/2005-06-17-62)

Checked 2026-09-28. Research status: partial.