Section 43. Family reunification between a child with a residence permit under sections 28 or 34 and the child’s parents and siblings

Applicants who are a parent of a child under the age of 18 who holds a residence permit for the realm under sections 28 or 34 is entitled to a residence permit. It is a condition that the applicants shall live with the child. If the applicant is a single mother or father, the parent who had parental responsibility and with whom the child lived permanently in the country of origin shall have a preferential right to a Norwegian residence permit.
The same applies to siblings under the age of 18 who have no spouse or cohabitant and who live with their parents or with the parent who is granted a residence permit.