The Norway Working Holiday application is started and completed on the UDI online portal (selfservice.udi.no). There you create your account, the system takes you step by step to the right form, you pay the fee and download the checklist for the VFS appointment. It is in English and Norwegian; it is best to fill it in calmly and with exact passport details.
Application platform: UDI Application Portal (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration).
🪜 Step by step
1
Create your account on the portal
Go to
selfservice.udi.no and choose to create an account with your email and password (or with ID-porten if you have access). Write down your username and password: you will use them throughout the process and to track the status.
2
Start a new work / working holiday application
In 'My page', choose to start a new application. Answer that you want a residence permit for work and select the holiday and work (working holiday) category for young people from Argentina. The portal builds the appropriate form.
3
Personal details
Enter your full name EXACTLY as it appears in your passport, date of birth, sex, marital status and country of birth (Argentina). Any difference from the passport can delay or complicate the decision.
4
Passport details
Passport number, issuing country (Argentina), issue and expiry dates, exactly as in the document, with no extra spaces.
5
Contact details
Email and address in Argentina. Use an email you check often: this is where communication about the application and news from VFS will arrive.
6
Funds and work
Declare that you have the required funds (NOK 46,464 for three months) and/or a confirmed job offer. You then back this up with the bank certification at the appointment.
7
Health insurance
Accept the declaration that you will take out full health and hospital insurance before entering Norway. It is a mandatory requirement of the programme.
8
Review and submit
Check everything, especially your name and passport number (the most common mistakes), and submit the application.
9
Pay the fee (NOK 6,300)
Pay by credit card inside the portal. The application is only registered once the payment is confirmed. Keep the receipt.
10
Download the cover letter and book your VFS appointment
Download the document with the checklist generated by the portal, book an appointment with VFS Global Buenos Aires and bring everything on paper to the appointment to hand in your documents and give your biometrics.
⚠️ Common mistakes to avoid
- Entering a name or passport number that differs from the one in the document.
- Thinking the application has been submitted without having paid the NOK 6,300 fee: without payment there is no registered application.
- Not booking the VFS appointment, or turning up without the cover letter/checklist generated by the portal.
- Not proving the NOK 46,464 properly (incomplete statements, in another currency without a clear conversion, or in someone else's name without explanation).
- Applying when the quota of 300 is already closed instead of waiting for the January reopening.
- Forgetting to take out health and hospital insurance before entering Norway, despite having declared it.
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