Service centre for foreign workers

On October 15 2007, four public institutions will open a common service centre at Tøyen in Oslo. At the centre, foreign workers will get help in applying for work and resident permits as well as tax deduction cards on the same premises.

Currently, foreign workers who come to Norway have to contact several offices to get the necessary information, permits, and documents in order to be able to work in Norway.

To make it easier for work migrants, the police, the UDI, the Labour Inspection Authority and the tax directorate have established a common service centre for migrant workers. The centre is located at Hagegata 28 at the Tøyen centre in Oslo.

An important goal for the centre is to make sure that the foreign workers that are very much needed by Norwegian industries can start working as soon as possible in Norway.

The service centre will put the users in focus. Everyone who contacts the centre will get information about their rights and obligations, and also have the necessary applications processed in order to start working in Norway.

The centre shall serve

• EU/EEA nationals
• nationals of countries outside the EU/EEA area who apply for a work permit to perform work that requires qualifications as a skilled worker
• family members of the two categories mentioned above

Those who visit the centre should be able to get

• first-time work and residence permit
• renewal of work and residence permits
• tax deduction card
• D-number : A registration number for foreign nationals in Norway not registered as immigrants with the Population Register
• notification of immigration or change of address to the Population Register. including assignment of a personal identity number
• information and guidance

If the application is correctly filled in and all the required documentation is enclosed, you will receive a reply within 5 working days.

The centre shall also receive and forward applications from foreign workers that cannot be processed there.

The UDI shall primarily provide service and guide users on issues relating to work permits, and will therefore be a supplement to the police. The UDI employees could also process applications that are of very urgent needs.

Read more about the service centre:

Information in English

Information in Polish

From: Norwegian Directorate of Immigration