Incoming full-degree students will be exempt if the following applies:

• You have a permanent residence permit in Norway 
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you have a permanent residence permit in Norway. It does not matter what the basis for your residence was previously.  
• You have a residence permit due to protection (asylum) 
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you have residence (asylum) in Norway due to protection, strong humanitarian considerations or a special connection to Norway.
• You have a residence permit as a family member of an EU/EEA citizen 
  
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you have a residence permit as family member of an EU/EEA citizen. The EU/EEA citizen must have grounds for residence in Norway other than studying. 
• You have a residence permit due to family immigration
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you have a residence permit due to family immigration. The person with whom you have been reunited must either be a Norwegian citizen or a foreign national with a reason for residence in Norway other than studying.  
  Furthermore, you do not have to pay tuition fees if you have gained a continued residence permit on an independent basis due to the Norwegian immigration act § 53. 
• You are cohabiting and have children with a Norwegian citizen 
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you are cohabiting with and have children with a Norwegian citizen. Both you and your cohabiting person must live in Norway. 
• You are married to a Norwegian citizen
  
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you are married to a Norwegian citizen or are the legal partner of a Norwegian citizen. Both you and your spouse or legal partner must live in Norway.  
  With legal partner we mean a person with whom you are married or have an equivalent official relation. 
• You have worked in Norway for at least two years full-time 
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you during a qualifying period of at least 24 months have had continuous full-time work in Norway, have been resident in and paid tax to Norway. 
  You must have had a residence permit as an employee during the earning period. There must be no gap during the accrual period or between the accrual period and further studies. However, exceptions can be made for stays of up to 1 year in the event of illness or childbirth. 
• You have studied in Norway for at least three years full-time 
  
  You do not have to pay tuition fees if you during an accrual period of at least 36 months have lived in and been in education in Norway and passed education equivalent to 3 years of full-time education. 
  There must be no gap during the accrual period or between the accrual period and further studies. However, exceptions can be made for stays of up to 1 year in the event of illness or childbirth. 
  During the qualifying period, you cannot have received support for the education from public education support schemes or Norwegian public support schemes for development. 
• You are a UK citizen and moved to Norway before 31 December 2020 
  
  During a transitional period that lasted until 2020, the United Kingdom was to be treated as if it were still a member of the EU and the EEA. 
  If you are a citizen of the United Kingdom, who were entitled to reside in Norway in accordance with the EEA agreement before the end of the transition period (31.12.2020), you are exempt to pay tuition fees. You must also have stayed in Norway. 
  If you came to Norway on 1 January 2021 or later, you are not exempt from paying tuition fees.

The above listed exemptions coincide with the regulations for qualifying for support from Lånekassen.