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United Kingdom → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United Kingdom
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
853
Change since 2018
-20.7%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
1.08%
Inflow 2023853OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the United Kingdom to Norway

Inflows of nationals of the United Kingdom recorded by Norway; stock of nationals of the United Kingdom living there; and acquisitions of Norway's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

7601,519200020032006200920122015201820212023
7601,5192000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000812
2001862
2002835
2003638
2004917
2005848
2006971
20071,144
20081,249
20091,256
20101,462
20111,519
20121,408
20131,331
20141,254
2015984
2016906
2017902
20181,075
20191,180
2020985
20211,084
2022963
2023853
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—15,159—
202385315,6831,054
202296316,414818
20211,08417,5131,578
202098517,208230
20191,18016,45323
20181,07516,18966
201790216,26071
201690616,34127
201598416,25054
20141,25415,78762
20131,33115,45952
20121,40814,74437
20111,51913,99540
20101,46213,27437
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in the United Kingdom who live in Norway: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

11k22k19901995200020052010201520202024
11k22k19902000201020202024
Data table
199014,586
199513,692
200014,347
200514,463
201016,760
201519,331
202019,940
202422,172
Estimate, 2024
22,172
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.2%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
14
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Norway's consulates in the United Kingdom

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Norway's consulates located in the United Kingdom.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202411,6889,8911,79715.4%
20235,8525,3235299.0%
20225,1604,7533807.4%
2021988887979.8%
2020978894727.4%
20195,2374,9582605.0%
20183,0652,13590829.6%
20173,1643,058912.9%
20162,9582,861792.7%
20152,5492,475602.4%
20142,7212,6001144.2%
20132,7262,5681585.8%
20122,2912,0981938.4%
20112,2071,98522210.1%
20102,2912,0961958.5%
20092,6652,68460.2%

Applications by year

5,84412k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
5,84412k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20092,665
20102,291
20112,207
20122,291
20132,726
20142,721
20152,550
20162,958
20173,164
20183,065
20195,237
2020978
2021988
20225,160
20235,852
202411,688
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Norway

First residence permits issued by Norway to citizens of the United Kingdom (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work1,004
  2. Family361
  3. Education177
  4. Other reasons16
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,558000
20241,2700537226
20231,73601,054238
20221,6420818243
20215,93601,578237
20201650230221
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)599
  2. Other paid activities398
  3. Researchers7
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
14,055
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
828
Changed status into work, 2025
14
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Norway in the United Kingdom, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyLondonnorway.no
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; the United Kingdom ranks 16.

Inflows to Norway, 2023
  1. Ukraine32,935
  2. Poland6,444
  3. Syria3,116
  4. Lithuania2,341
  5. Sweden2,242
  6. India2,113
  7. Romania1,672
  8. Germany1,461
  9. Spain1,460
  10. Philippines1,210
  11. Latvia1,040
  12. Denmark1,039
Other destinations for people from the United Kingdom, 2023
  1. Spain18,269
  2. United States10,850
  3. Australia10,185
  4. Portugal7,365
  5. Japan6,190
  6. Germany6,055
  7. New Zealand5,847
  8. Canada4,990
  9. Ireland4,800
  10. France3,645
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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