Working Holiday Norway

📌 At a glance

✅ Requirements

🌎 Which countries is it available for? Quotas by citizenship

Norway has a Working Holiday agreement with very few countries (Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand). Across Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world, the only real and current agreement is the one signed with Argentina in 2016: it is a bilateral agreement, so this list includes only Argentina. Norway has NO Working Holiday agreement with Chile, Uruguay, Mexico or any other country in the region. Verified July 2026.

Caps and requirements vary by country and change every year. Always check the official source for your nationality.

📅 Quotas and opening dates

The 2016 Argentina-Norway agreement is reciprocal and the figure of 300 permits per year is the one given on the Argentine side. The UDI does not currently publish a quota you can check for Argentines (its site is behind an anti-robot check), so confirm the status of the quota with VFS Global Buenos Aires before planning your trip (verified September 2026).

📄 Documentation needed

• Valid Argentine passport (original + copy of the data page).
• Proof of the application submitted on the UDI portal (the form/cover letter generated by the system).
• Proof of payment of the UDI fee (NOK 6,300).
• Recent passport-size photos according to the VFS/UDI specification.
• Proof of funds: bank statement or bank certification for NOK 46,464 (three months) or more, and/or a confirmed job offer in Norway.
• Signed declaration that you will take out full health and hospital insurance before entering Norway.
• Return ticket or enough funds to buy one (as indicated by the checklist).
• Printed and signed application form (the one generated by the UDI portal).
• Any additional document requested by the specific VFS/UDI checklist for the appointment.

🪜 Step-by-step procedure

📝 The form / the application

💳 Costs

⏱️ Processing times

The application is started online and completed with the in-person appointment at VFS. The decision is made by the UDI in Norway and can take several months (about 6 months according to the UDI, varying by season). That is why it pays to apply as soon as the quota opens and not to buy tickets until the permit is approved.

🖐️ Biometrics and interview

There is no classic consular interview, but there is a mandatory in-person appointment at VFS Global in Buenos Aires (which handles applications for the Norwegian Embassy in Argentina). At that appointment you hand in your paper documents and give your biometric data: photo and fingerprints. VFS forwards everything to the UDI, the body that makes the decision.

🏥 Health insurance

It is mandatory: when you apply you sign a declaration committing to take out full health and hospitalisation insurance, which you must have in place BEFORE entering Norway and which must cover your whole stay. Although Norway has a good health system, for this permit private insurance is a requirement of the programme, not a recommendation.

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💼 Work and study allowed

You can work in Norway to fund your holiday, with the limit of not working more than 6 months for the same employer. You can take study courses of up to 3 months; if you want to study for longer, you need to apply for a separate study permit. You can enter and leave the country while the permit is valid.

🔁 Extension / second year

No. The Norway Working Holiday lasts a maximum of one year and cannot be renewed, nor can you apply for a second permit of this type. In addition, the time you spend on this permit does not count towards a future permanent residence application. If you want to stay in Norway, you would have to qualify for another type of permit (for example, skilled work or study) and apply for it separately.

💵 Cost of living

Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the world, and Oslo tops almost every price ranking in Europe. The currency is the Norwegian krone (NOK); in July 2026 it is around 10 NOK per dollar, so a quick calculation is to divide any price in kroner by 10 to get the approximate USD equivalent. The good news is that salaries are just as high: with a steady job the numbers work out, but the first few months until you start getting paid are painful.

Estimated monthly budget: One person living frugally, in a shared house and cooking, spends NOK 18,000 to 25,000/month (approx. USD 1,800 to 2,500). In Oslo aim for the top of that range; inland you can be closer to the bottom (verified July 2026).

💼 Job market and salaries

Norway has NO general legal minimum wage, but several key sectors do have a mandatory minimum set by law (the 'allmenngjøring' system, or extension of collective agreements). In 2026 those minimums are around NOK 210 to 225/h in cleaning and NOK 185 to 200/h in hotels and food service; in farming and fishing there are similar rates. In practice many WH jobs pay close to NOK 200/h. Your pay is received under a contract by bank transfer and your employer deducts taxes (typically 25% to 35% depending on what you earn), so always set aside a third of your gross pay for the tax office. Working full time you can earn NOK 30,000 to 38,000 gross per month (approx. USD 3,000 to 3,800), of which about NOK 22,000 to 28,000 is left after tax.

🏙️ Where to live: recommended cities

💸 How much money you need (real budget)

Norway has a particularity worth understanding before you do the maths: along with Switzerland and Iceland, it is one of the most expensive countries in the world, but also one of those that pays best for unskilled work. A cleaning or kitchen shift pays per hour what in most of Europe a skilled position pays. The problem isn't the ceiling, it's the start: between landing, finding accommodation, getting your identity number, getting the skattekort, starting work and receiving your first pay, six or eight weeks can easily go by, and during that time you're burning kroner at Norwegian prices without earning a single one. That window is what bankrupts people, not the cost of living itself. The UDI requires you to show NOK 15,488 per month, that is NOK 46,464 for the first three months (verified July 2026). That number isn't a bureaucratic whim: it's a fairly realistic estimate of what you spend living modestly. But note that it doesn't include the rental deposit, which in Norway can legally be up to six months' rent (in practice one to three are asked for) and which is tied up in a blocked account for the whole contract. Adding the deposit, first month's rent, two or three weeks in a hostel while you search, and genuine winter clothing, the realistic amount to arrive comfortably in Oslo is well above the minimum the UDI asks for. Reference exchange rate: 1 USD ≈ NOK 9.7 (1 NOK ≈ USD 0.103, verified July 2026). For a quick mental calculation, divide any price in kroner by 10 and you'll get the dollars with a small margin of error.

Before you travel

The first month

Monthly spending

All amounts were verified in July 2026 using a reference exchange rate of 1 USD ≈ NOK 9.7. The Norwegian krone moves quite a bit against the dollar (in 2026 it ranged between 0.102 and 0.109 USD per krone), and Norwegian prices rise with local inflation, so treat these numbers as an order of magnitude and not as an exchange quote. Always confirm the official visa amounts and the required funds at udi.no before you apply.

🏠 Where you will live and how much it costs

In Norway, you look for housing in one place: Finn.no. It's not just one more platform, it's THE site. Finn brings together rentals, jobs, used cars, second-hand furniture and even boats; in Argentina it would be Mercado Libre, Zonaprop and Computrabajo combined, with a market share that has no real competition. If you're looking for a home in Norway and you're not checking Finn several times a day, you're not looking. The section you want is 'Bolig til leie' and, within it, the filter by property type: 'rom i bofellesskap' (room in a shared flat) and 'hybel' (small studio, often in the basement of a family home, with its own entrance). The strategy that works is the same as in any tight market: arrive with two or three weeks of hostel already paid for and search from the inside. In Oslo there is a structural shortage of rental housing and good listings get dozens of messages within hours; whoever arrives first and can go and see the place that same afternoon gets it. An important cultural point: in Norway, renting rooms in shared flats is very common among students, but there is also the 'hybel' rented out by a family, and there what the owner assesses is not only whether you can pay, but whether you're a quiet person who won't make noise. Introduce yourself in person, show up neatly dressed, bring a work reference even if it's from Argentina, and send a short, polite message in correct English: Norwegians value understated formality a great deal and are wary of excessive enthusiasm. The big legal protection you have, and which is worth knowing from minute zero, is the depositumskonto. The rental law (husleieloven) requires the deposit to be placed in a blocked bank account opened in your name at the landlord's bank. Neither you nor the landlord can touch that money during the contract without the other's consent or a court order; the cost of opening the account is paid by the landlord and the interest it earns is yours. The legal maximum deposit is six months' rent, although one to three is the usual. If a 'landlord' asks you to transfer the deposit to their personal account, via Western Union or in crypto, it's not an eccentricity: it's exactly the sign that it's a scam.

Where to look

• Set up alerts on Finn.no as soon as your visa is approved, even if you're not travelling yet: after three weeks of watching listings you'll know exactly what each neighbourhood is worth and you'll spot an odd price instantly.
• Always check whether the listing says 'strøm inkludert' (electricity included). In an old, poorly insulated house, the electricity bill for January and February can add up to NOK 1,500 a month and wreck the budget you had worked out.
• Prefer neighbourhoods with a T-bane (metro) station over 'pretty' neighbourhoods with no transport. In Oslo, Grønland, Tøyen, Sagene, Torshov, Sandaker and the whole line towards Bjerke or Furuset offer much more reasonable prices than Frogner or Sentrum, and you're just as well connected.
• When you go to see a place, ask who else lives there, whether there are noise rules, how cleaning is shared and whether there is a 'dugnad' (community work day for the building). It's a completely normal conversation in Norway, and it makes a good impression when you bring it up yourself.
• Insist on a written contract (leiekontrakt). There is a free standard template from Forbrukerrådet, the consumer protection body: use it. A serious landlord has no problem signing it.
• The standard notice period for leaving (oppsigelsestid) is three months unless the contract says otherwise. If your working holiday lasts 12 months, negotiate from the start for the contract to be fixed-term (tidsbestemt) and aligned with your permit, or for the notice period to be one month.
• Register your address in the Folkeregisteret as soon as you move in. It's the address to which Skatteetaten, the police and the bank send you everything, including the activation code for your digital credentials.
• If you're going to work in fishing, farm work or skiing, sort out work and housing as one package. It's the most efficient way to save in Norway: living in a barracks in Lofoten with food at canteen prices, you can save 60% or 70% of your salary.
• Take photos of everything on the day you move in (walls, appliances, stains, the state of the bathroom) and send them to the landlord in writing. It's the best defence against deductions from your deposit at the end.

✅ Your first days: the checklist

💼 How to find work (and how much it pays)

Here's the fact almost nobody tells you, and it completely changes how you have to negotiate your pay in Norway: there is NO general legal minimum wage. None. The Norwegian state has never set a wage floor for the whole economy, and that's not an oversight: it's a model. The idea is that wages are negotiated sector by sector between unions and employers' associations, in collective agreements (tariffavtaler), with the state staying out of it. The problem appeared when foreign workers started arriving who were willing to work for much less, so in 2004 Norway invented a remedy: the allmenngjøring, the 'general extension' of the agreement. A tripartite commission (Tariffnemnda) takes parts of a collective agreement and makes them mandatory for ALL companies in that sector, whether or not they have an agreement, and whether they hire Norwegians or foreigners. That extended floor is law, Arbeidstilsynet enforces it, and you can claim it. Today the allmenngjøring covers ten sectors, and the good news is that almost all the industries where a working holidaymaker is likely to get a job are included: cleaning, hospitality, construction, agriculture and horticulture, the fishing industry, freight transport, passenger transport by bus, electrical work, shipyards and, since June 2026, the automotive sector. The rates in force as of July 2026 are those set on 15 June 2025 (the 2026 wage agreement has not yet been turned into new extended rates, so check arbeidstilsynet.no before you negotiate). And the numbers are concrete: if you clean offices, your legal floor is NOK 236.54 an hour; if you work in a restaurant and are over 20, NOK 204.79; if you work in a fish processing plant, NOK 225.96. That means an eight-hour cleaning shift pays around NOK 1,890 gross, about USD 195. That is Norway's real appeal. The flip side: if your industry is NOT among the ten covered (kiosks, small retail, delivery, many office jobs, care work in private homes), there is no legal floor and your pay is whatever you agree. That is where abuse of foreigners shows up. And as for how people actually find work: in hospitality and cleaning in the cities, check Finn.no every day and show up in person with a printed CV; in fishing, farming and skiing, email companies directly two or three months before the season starts, because they hire in batches and once they have filled their team they take nobody else. And everywhere: basic Norwegian multiplies your options, although with fluent English you can already work.

Where to look for work

What a CV looks like there

• Length: one or two pages at most. The Norwegian CV is sober, in reverse chronological order, with no flashy graphic design and no flowery 'objective' or 'personal profile' sections. What reads as enthusiasm in Argentina reads as exaggeration in Norway.
• Photo: optional and less and less common. In hospitality and customer-facing work one is still included; for any office job, better not. If you include one, use a neutral background and the same sobriety as the rest of the CV.
• Never put your Norwegian identity number (fødselsnummer) on your CV: it is sensitive data, and anyone who asks for it before hiring you is doing something odd. Your name, Norwegian phone number, e-mail and city do go on it.
• References: this is the most important point and the one that differs most from Argentina. In Norway employers CALL references, seriously. List two, with name, position, phone and e-mail, and let them know beforehand. If your references are Argentine, say so and note that they speak Spanish or English; a Norwegian reference, even from a one-month job, is worth ten.
• Cover letter (søknad): it is effectively mandatory, even if they don't ask for it. Half a page, three paragraphs: why that company, what you can do, when you are available. State explicitly that you have a valid work permit for 12 months and until when: a Norwegian employer worries about that far more than about your previous experience.
• Languages: be honest and specific. 'Norwegian: basic level, studying' is much better than inflating it. Instead, highlight Spanish as a real asset: in tourism there is demand for people who can serve Spanish and Latin American visitors, and in Oslo there are service companies looking for Spanish speakers.
• Always attach a PDF, never Word, and name the file like this: 'CV_Surname_Name.pdf'. It sounds obvious; in Norway, formal tidiness counts.
• For hospitality and cleaning, a printed CV handed in person still works very well. Go Tuesday to Thursday, mid-morning or mid-afternoon, never at peak service time, ask to speak to the 'daglig leder' (manager) and come back a week later. That calm persistence is well regarded.
• Food hygiene course: if you are going into a kitchen, taking a short food-handling course (matsikkerhet) and putting it on your CV sets you apart immediately among 40 applicants.

💼 What work there is: industry by industry

Norway pays the best wages of all the Working Holiday destinations, and it has a particularity that is worth understanding: there is no general statutory minimum wage. What does exist, and what protects a foreigner who has just arrived, is a mechanism called allmenngjøring: in the sectors where migrant labour was historically abused the most (construction, cleaning, hospitality, agriculture, shipyards and transport) the collective agreement was declared mandatory for all companies, whether or not they have a union agreement. So in those sectors there is a legal floor, published by the labour authority, and being paid less is illegal. In sectors without an extension, everything depends on the company's agreement.

🐟 Fishing industry

The most Norwegian seasonal work there is and the one that employs the most foreigners: processing cod and salmon at plants on the northern coast, especially in the Lofoten Islands and Finnmark during the skrei season, the cod that comes to spawn every winter.

🍽️ Hospitality and tourism

Waiter, kitchen, room cleaning and reception in hotels in Oslo, Bergen and above all in the lodges and hotels of the fjords region, which in summer need a lot of people all at once.

🍓 Farm work and harvest

Picking strawberries, raspberries, apples and vegetables in the south and east of the country during the short but intense Norwegian summer. It is one of the first jobs many people get on arrival.

🏗️ Construction and cleaning

Two different sectors that share the same thing: they are among those that employ the most foreigners and both have an extended agreement with mandatory legal minimums, precisely because of the history of abuse. Construction pays more; cleaning is easier to get without experience.

👶 Au pair

The Norwegian au pair scheme is regulated, with a standard contract, an hours limit and an obligation on the family to cover a Norwegian course. It is worth checking the current status of the programme before planning, because it has been the subject of reviews in recent years.

💬 Customer service and offices

It is the smallest sector on this list in Norway, because the Spanish-speaking market is not a focus of the country as it is in Ireland or Portugal. There are positions at international companies based in Oslo and in the services sector, but you have to look for them.

🧾 Taxes: what is deducted and what you get back

In Norway you will have to choose between two tax regimes, and the choice matters more than it seems. The first is PAYE (kildeskatt på lønn): a flat rate of 25% on gross pay, which already includes the social security contribution (trygdeavgift). It is boringly simple: your employer deducts 25% and that's it, you don't file a return, you don't receive an annual tax settlement and there is nothing more to do. The downside is that you can't deduct absolutely anything and you can't earn more than NOK 725,050 in the year (2026). Most short-stay foreign workers enter PAYE automatically when they apply for the skattekort for the first time. The second is ordinary taxation, the same as a Norwegian. You pay 22% on 'ordinary income' (which is your income minus the personfradrag, the personal allowance, which in 2026 is NOK 114,540), plus the trygdeavgift of 7.6% on gross pay, plus the trinnskatt, a stepped tax that in 2026 starts at 1.7% only from NOK 226,101 a year and rises to 4.0% from NOK 318,301. It sounds more complicated, and it is: you file a return (skattemelding) in March-April and receive the settlement (skatteoppgjør) between June and October. But for a working holidaymaker earning a modest hospitality or cleaning wage, ordinary taxation almost always gives a LOWER effective burden than the flat 25%, precisely because of the personfradrag. Numerical example, stated as an example: if you work 30 hours a week at NOK 210 an hour for eight months, you earn about NOK 218,000 gross; with PAYE you would pay about NOK 54,500 in tax, while with ordinary taxation the sum comes out quite a lot lower because the first NOK 114,540 falls outside the 22% base. Work it out with your own estimated income in Skatteetaten's official calculator before deciding. The critical detail: you can ask to leave PAYE when you get the skattekort, at the identity check appointment or later with the relevant form, but once you leave PAYE for a tax year you can NOT go back in. That's why it's best to decide with the calculation done, not at the counter. And what is beyond doubt: without a skattekort, 50% is withheld.

🏥 Health: how you get care

In Norway you'll be covered in two ways at once, and it helps to understand how they complement each other. The first is the private medical and hospital insurance you are required to take out before entering the country: it is a requirement of the permit, you declared it when you applied, and it has to cover your entire stay. That is your safety net while your paperwork gets sorted out. The second, and the more powerful, is the folketrygden, the Norwegian national insurance scheme: everyone who works in Norway is a compulsory member from their first day of work, regardless of citizenship or type of permit. Being a member of the folketrygden gives you access to the public health system, which is one of the best in the world and practically free at the point of care. The link you need to make sure of is the fastlege, the assigned general practitioner. To be entitled to a fastlege you must be registered as a resident in the Folkeregisteret, that is, you must have a fødselsnummer. Anyone who only has a D-nummer is NOT included in the fastlege scheme: you still have the right to care when you need it (nobody is left without treatment), but you lose the orderly entry point into the system and end up always going to the emergency clinic. This is the most concrete argument for getting your residence registration done properly as soon as you arrive. Once you have a fødselsnummer, you log in to helsenorge.no with BankID and choose your doctor from the list for your municipality. The Norwegian system charges small but real co-payments (egenandeler), with an annual cap: when you reach the egenandelstak, which in 2026 is NOK 3,278, you automatically get the frikort and for the rest of the calendar year you no longer pay co-payments for consultations, tests, X-rays or blue-prescription medicines. What the public system does NOT cover for adults is the dentist, and you need to plan for that separately.

🚆 Transport and driver's license

Norway has excellent public transport, but it is geographically challenging: it is a very long, mountainous country split up by fjords, so getting between two points that look close on the map can take hours. Within cities you don't need a car at all: Oslo can be covered entirely with the T-bane (metro), the tram, buses and the fjord ferries, all under the Ruter app; Bergen has the Bybanen (light rail) and Skyss; Trondheim has AtB. Between cities, Vy trains are comfortable and, if you buy in advance, much cheaper than you'd expect: there are 'minipris' fares from NOK 249 for long routes. For the whole country, the Entur app combines train, bus, ferry and boat in a single search and is the first thing to install. Cars are a separate matter and need to be said plainly: your Argentine licence is valid for only three months from the time you take up residence in Norway, and after that you cannot exchange it. Norway has exchange agreements only with Australia, Canada, Israel, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino, South Korea and the United States. Argentina is not on that list, nor are the other Latin American countries. That means that after the three months, to drive legally in Norway you would have to get a Norwegian licence from scratch, with compulsory lessons, a course on driving in darkness and ice, a theory test and a practical test: between NOK 30,000 and 45,000 and several months. For a twelve-month working holiday, that makes no sense at all. The realistic plan is: if you want to do a long road trip, do it within the first three months with your Argentine licence plus the International Driving Permit, and for the rest of the year get around by public transport or by renting with someone else who drives.

🚧 Common mistakes (and how to avoid them)

📖 Glossary: the words you will hear

☀️ Climate and best season

Norway is in the northern hemisphere, so the seasons are the opposite of Argentina's: winter (December to March) is cold, dark and very snowy, especially inland and in the north, where above the Arctic Circle there is 'polar night' (the sun barely rises). Summer (June to August) is cool, green and has very long days: in the north there is the 'midnight sun' and in Oslo it gets dark after midnight. The best time to arrive and find work is late spring and summer (May to August), when the tourist and farming season takes off and there is more demand for staff. Bring proper warm clothing and be aware that the winter heating bill hits hard.

🌎 Latino community

The Argentine community in Norway is small but active, concentrated mostly in Oslo and a bit in Bergen. On Facebook there are very useful groups such as 'Argentinos en Oslo (Noruega)', 'Argentinos en Noruega' and the umbrella group 'LATINOS EN NORUEGA / LATINOS IN NORWAY', where people share temporary jobs, rentals, paperwork and day-to-day tips. There is also the Argentine Embassy in Oslo. It's an ideal network for landing: finding your first room, understanding the D-number, and getting someone to pass you a job contact. Don't expect the sheer size of the community in Spain, but there are friendly people willing to lend a hand.

🏡 Daily life and culture

Everyday life in Norway is orderly, safe and fairly expensive. The big advantage for newcomers is that English is spoken extremely well: almost everyone, especially in cities and under 50, speaks it fluently, so you can live and work in hospitality or cleaning without Norwegian. That said, learning even basic Norwegian opens up job opportunities (retail, care, customer-facing work) and helps you integrate far more. Society is calm, respectful of personal space and privacy, with little physical contact and great punctuality; relationships take time but are solid. Almost everything is paid by card or Vipps (the payment app); cash is hardly used. People spend a lot of time outdoors despite the weather ('there's no bad weather, only bad clothing'), with a culture of hiking, cabins and sport. Safety is very high and services work well.

🔮 And then? Paths to stay

Let's be honest: Norway's Working Holiday is a one-time permit, lasts one year at most, cannot be renewed, and the time does NOT count towards a future permanent residence. To stay, you have to qualify for ANOTHER permit and apply for it separately. The clearest route is the skilled worker permit: it requires a university degree or technical training, a concrete full-time job offer in line with your profession, and a minimum salary (around NOK 312,000 per year in 2026). With that permit, after three continuous years of residence you can apply for permanent residence, one of the shortest timeframes in Europe. If you are qualified but don't have an offer yet, there is a job-seeker permit of up to six months to look for work while in Norway. Another route is switching to a study permit if you enrol in a degree. In short: it's difficult but not impossible, and the key is to use your WH year to find an employer who will sponsor you as a skilled worker.

📱 Useful information

• Mobile/SIM: the main operators are Telenor and Telia; there are also cheaper options such as Talkmore, Chilimobil or MyCall. You can get a prepaid SIM at kiosks, supermarkets and operator shops; for a contract plan they usually ask for a Norwegian identity number (D-number).
• Useful apps: Ruter (Oslo/Akershus transport) and Entur (national transport); Vipps (person-to-person payments, almost essential); FINN.no (rentals, jobs, all kinds of listings); Foodora/Wolt (delivery); Yr (the weather forecast everyone uses); Too Good To Go (food at half price).
• Emergencies: 112 police, 113 ambulance (medical emergencies) and 110 fire brigade. For non-urgent medical care, the legevakt (out-of-hours clinic) at 116117.
• Plugs/voltage: type F plug (two round pins, the same standard European one), 230V and 50Hz. Bring an adapter from your country.
• Transport: in Oslo everything runs through the Ruter app (metro/T-bane, tram, bus and ferry); you buy a monthly pass or tickets by zone. Between cities, trains (Vy) and buses work well. Many people get around by bike even in winter.
• D-number and tax card: to work under a contract you need a Norwegian identity number (D-nummer) and a tax card (skattekort). You don't request it on your own: your employer arranges it, or you handle it at an SUA centre by presenting your passport and contract. Without a skattekort, 50% tax is withheld by default, so do it as soon as you start working.

📶 SIM and phone: what to get and when

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💡 Tips

• Little-known official fact: the Norwegian Embassy expressly asks Argentines who also hold a European passport (Italian, Spanish, French, German…) NOT to use the Working Holiday and to enter with their EU/EEA rights instead, so the quota is left for those without European citizenship.
• Prepare everything well in advance: with only 300 annual places, the goal is to apply as soon as applications reopen (in early January) before they run out.
• Gather and document your funds carefully: NOK 46,464 is a large amount, and your statements need to be clear and in your name.
• Book your appointment with VFS Global as soon as you pay the fee on the UDI portal: appointments can also run short.
• Bring the cover letter/checklist generated by the portal to your appointment, printed, along with all the documents it asks for.
• Take out health and hospital insurance before you travel: it is mandatory for entry and you declared it in your application.
• Don't buy tickets until your permit has been approved: the UDI's decision can take several months.

🔗 Official links

❓ Frequently asked questions

📚 Sources

• UDI (Dirección de Inmigración de Noruega) — Working Holiday para jóvenes de Argentina: https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/working-holiday-for-young-adults-from-argentina/
• UDI — Exchange programmes, culture and organisational work: https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/work-immigration/exchange-programmes-culture-and-organisational-work/
• UDI — Tasas (fees): https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/fees/
• Application Portal de la UDI: https://selfservice.udi.no/
• Embajada de Noruega en Argentina — Working Holiday: https://www.norway.no/es/argentina/servicios-info/visado-visitante-permiso-residencia-temporal/working-holiday/
• VFS Global Argentina — Noruega: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/arg/en/nor
• Cancillería argentina — Programas de Vacaciones y Trabajo: https://www.cancilleria.gob.ar/es/servicios/servicios/programas-de-vacaciones-y-trabajo
• Reglamento noruego de extranjería (utlendingsforskriften) § 17-10, tasas: https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2009-10-15-1286/KAPITTEL_17

Last verified: September 2026.

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