An applicant who has lived in a permanent and established relationship of cohabitation for at least two years with a sponsor as mentioned in section 40, first paragraph, is entitled to a residence permit when the parties intend to continue their cohabitation.An applicant who has not lived in a fixed and established relationship of cohabitation with a sponsor as mentioned in section 40, first paragraph, is entitled to a residence permit if the parties have joint children and intend to continue cohabiting. The provisions of section 40 a, first, third and fourth paragraphs, apply correspondingly, unless:
a.the child was conceived before the time of the sponsor’s entry into the realm, or
b.the child was conceived while both parties held a Norwegian residence permit.
A residence permit may be granted to an applicant who has not lived in a permanent and established relationship of cohabitation with the sponsor for at least two years if the parties are expecting a child together and intend to continue cohabiting. The provision in the second paragraph, second sentence, applies correspondingly.It is a condition for the grant of a residence permit under this section that both parties are aged 18 or over, unless the parties are subject to the requirement that both applicants must be aged 24 or over; see section 41 a. A further requirement is that neither of the parties is married. Even if one of the parties is married, a residence permit may be granted if there have been prolonged impediments to the fulfilment of this condition.The King may issue regulations containing further provisions.
