What if you are retiring? What are the qualifications to move there in that case?

Thank you for the realy,realy fanatastic video ! Norway is marvellous !!! Lovely greets from Austria

Do you have one of these videos for an about-to-turn-50 years old Australian/UK citizen moving to Norway?

Thanks. First Norway relocation video! Off the top of your head is there a route for a single retired American to move to Norway? Over 65. Annual retirement income (Social security and small work pension) of about $60,000 and net worth in high 6 figures in US dollars.

My family immigrated to the US from Norway and Sweden in the early 1900's. In the late 1990's, I was lucky enough to spend time in the Trondheim and Stavanger areas. Spending time with family over the Christmas leave. During this time I was able to do family research and expand upon the family tree, at the immigration archives in Stavanger. Granted joining the US Marines and doing winter exercises above the Artic Circle isn't for everyone either. The Auroras were something else. Thank you for your weekly newsletter, I have enjoyed your travels

The wife and I took this very Svalbard Express cruise this last Aug/Sept. First, be aware that our cruise missed Traena and Reine due to weather conditions. Other ports were substituted for these. Second, any of the excursions you take can exhaust most of the time you'd otherwise have in port to explore the port itself. We took a RIB boat out of Longyearbyen to see birds and scenery. Mostly we got pounded to pieces as the boat was rocked as it transited through continuous waves and then saw only a very few birds. I do not recommend this excursion as it was unpleasant and caused us to miss most of Longyearbyen. We did go by the Russian settlement at Barentsburg on our way into Longyearbyen. Don't expect to see any polar bears at Svalbard; they are few and far between given the time in port, and aren't welcome by locals anyway given their deadly nature. Excursions out Andalsnes on a train and alternatively on a bus up to the inland plateau were each canceled due to a landslide on the road and difficulties with the train. An excursion out of Alesund took us by Geirangerfjord which was nice. But that same excursion eliminated time for seeing Alesund itself which was disappointing. Finally, though breakfast is generally available from 7:30 to 9:30, on the day of returning to Bergen, the boat mandates that passengers be out of their cabins by 8 am, which I don't recall being announced at the time of purchase and which is, to my way of thinking, really early given all the packing that has to be done to achieve the mandated cabin exit. You can store your baggage near the ship gangway while doing your final breakfast. But geez, requiring such an early cabin departure is a bit beyond the pale for a trip where risings are generally far later and without the immediate packing.

Beautiful City ❤fresh air 🎉and great environment ❤a lot of respect🙏Thank you Oslo🙏🇳🇴

Scandinavia is built on a foundation of mutual support, where citizens and businesses contribute to the common good through taxes and respect for shared values. For those considering moving here, it's important to recognize that our society isn’t a fit for extreme religious ideologies or a mindset focused solely on personal profit. We seek individuals who believe in contributing to the well-being of the community rather than prioritizing individual gains. 😉

Dear USAnians, Norway is good for you. Do not go to Denmark, it is a poor slavelike communistic country. Norway is fine, they are practically leader of the free world. Just ask them. But don't come to Denmark, your life will become a hell. TIP: If you are good at woodwork, you can apply for a job as brain surgeon in Norway.

As an American who has worked and lived in Oslo Norway for a short period in the 90’s with a work permit, and who similarly worked in the Netherlands for nearly 5 years with both a work and residence permit, I understand this stuff pretty well. I also co-owned a startup in Amsterdam during that time. In short, a tiny fraction of Americans have a tiny fraction of a chance to live abroad in Norway or Scandinavia in general. And once you get there, however you might think you will love it, in my experience most Americans can only stand the cultural differences for a short period of time before wanting to go “home”. And frankly if you want to live and remain in Norway or most places in Europe, by far the easiest way is marrying someone. All my friends that were with me back then who remained are married. My best friend married a Dane and lives in Denmark now. Basically if you want to do this kind of move successfully all the planets have to align.

Is there a ferry to or from Bergen in the winter months? I'd LOVE to see the gorgeous fjords covered in white 🤍

Yeah no don't do that. It's cold, dark and miserable and Polar bears love juicy americans.

It is possible, but really not that easy immigrating from outside EU/EEA. A friend, sadly deceased, was married to a Canadian woman - and there was a LOT of hassle, very intricate paperwork and weird rules for her to move permanently. This also applied to him when they some years later moved to Canada. Among many other tasks, he had to prove this was not a marriage of convenience (not easy), document the validity of his seven year long "pre Bologna" Norwegian university education and pass a french language test to be able to work for public health service in Montreal. BTW: Learn some basic Norwegian. For English speakers it is not very hard, the formal languages are closely related - but the many Norwegian dialects can be harder to understand! Most Norwegian speak decent or even very good English, but the daily, working language will be Norwegian for 99 percent of the jobs.

Yeah, I don’t think 400 million EU citizens have or are pursuing an PhD. And Fulbright has tons of K-10 English teacher positions. I was going to see about a PhD entirely in Norway but have decided to do only a year exchange there. And I wouldn’t expect any US companies to be able to stay open overseas much longer, with our economy heading into the toilet since none of the Dem programs that have reduced inflation and created millions of jobs are going to be expanded.

Trump has inspired millions of US citizens to move abroad. Welcome to Norway. Free healthcare, free education, well developed public transport.

Regarding English not being a benefit. It's a half-truth. Not many jobs require English skills, but it's very useful for comunicating until you learn Norwegian.

Don't come if you are a leftis lunitic.

I love Norway . But you don’t want the weirdos that want to leave the US due to the election. They will users , not contributors

Please dont we have enough progressive loons destroying our country here already, move to Canada instead.

How would one be able to learn Norway and its culture. I have always loved this land and snow and want to take my family.

Would love to emigrate to Norway! I was employed by an Oslo based exploration company for almost 10 years before I retired. I was able to spend time in Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger and Kristiansand. I absolutely loved Kristiansand and would love to live there. But as a retiree I can see almost no chance of being successful. Thanks for your video though , it brought back some wonderful memories.

This is painting an overly positive picture about how easy it is to move to Norway. that's certainly not what I'm hearing from Americans who are trying to do it and those who have done it.

Where would the best place to move to if weather was a major consideration? Great vid btw. Thank you 👍🏻

I am embarking on November 24 from Doha, can anyone tell me externally where is cabin 14130 on deck 14? Because I'm afraid of having an obstructed view when I look up.

There really should be more positive videos such as yours 🙂 All I ever run into are videos bemoaning how illegal immigration has destroyed all hope, or , Americans bemoaning what a tough run they had and how difficult evrything was and why they went back home.

Wow, this video popped into the algorithm at the perfect time. I'm currently aiming to study abroad in Bergen with the hope that I can eventually work on my masters at NTNU in Trondheim.

fug off we're full.

Problem is the EU economy is about to get slammed and theres no saying the Far Right that's already in power across Europe wont grow. What that means is if Americans move to Europe, their problems may follow them. They need to pick somewhere thats neutral and wont suffer as much from whats to come with Russia, China dividing Europe but also the rise of Trumpism across Europe.

Best cruise tour ive watched so far, cheers man 😁😁

Thxs!

Awesome video. Really informative!

What gives you the right to start inviting anybody to move to Norway? Do you even know if more Americans are welcome here? As a Norwegian, I do NOT want Americans to settle here. I do NOT want my country to be a safe heaven for Americans when they realize they have messed up their own country. I do NOT want American influence here, everything they represent is on the negative side. They better stay where they are and leave us alone. This may sound harsh, but Americans have proven themselves to be a broken nation, and I do NOT want that kind of ppl here.

Great video thanks. I love that route though last time we did it (on Hurtigruten) we had 10m waves on the North coast (sometimes all you could see was sea out the window) and the ship had to turn back and we had to get an overnight coach to Kirkenes to come home. The scenery is stunning though

Beautiful ship

Beautiful

Thank you! I'm visiting friends in Alta next month while on the Hurtigruten!

would love to play that disc golf course one day!

Travel date and month please my brother ❤

We only are interested in a one way due to limited holiday time. Can one rent arctic wear? Seems like a big investment for a one off experience?

I've felt an attraction to Alta since first hearing about it a few years ago. I realize this is off topic but how is the job market for social work in Norway? More specifically, central and/or northern Norway.

Alta sounds like a great place to visit! So much to see!

Very helpful and pretty video :)

So close to going to the tirpitz museum but wor lass (my wonderful wife) didnt really want to go 😢. The cathedral was wonderful and still got to see some nice lights in the early hours of the morning. Great job on the vid bud catch ya later 😁

I loved meeting you on the cruise. You are a really nice guy and your videos seem really professional. However, it seems you never mentioned if the church is gluten free :(

Great video. Was lovely meeting you on Balmoral (the Bookmark Cafe - I knew it was you 😂). Hope to see you again when we come back to Norway. In the meantime, keep up the good work. Mick & Lisa

So valuable! Thank you! I am going to visit a friend in Stavanger in February next year, and this video has really helped me to overview and get to plan my must-visit-points there. As all contect that you produce. Priceless! Big Thanks!

Great video! im going there this year. Thank you for this tour!

Wow, what an amazing experince you shared! I am wondering which type of camera did you use? Thank you in advance and greetings from Sweden ☺

Thanks for the tour David. Just booked a cruise on Balmoral. It will be our first on Fred Olsen