Hello, I have a question about retirement conditions in Norway. I have heard from a person I know who lives in Norway that it is possible to retire after 4 years of work and be able to receive minimum pension. Do you know if there is any truth to that? Thank you.
Ole
Question - Retirement in Norway?
OleOleO
31 March 2015 22:21:53
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Yuveshen
01 April 2015 13:27:12
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Hello OleOleO,
Welcome to Expat-Blog..
Are you planning to come to Norway?
Regards,
Yuveshen
OleOleO
01 April 2015 17:49:23
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Yuveshen wrote:Hello OleOleO,
Welcome to Expat-Blog..
Are you planning to come to Norway?
Regards,
Yuveshen
Thank you, I'm exploring some options. I'd like to come to Norway if possible, that's why I'm trying to acquire some information.
no_clue
01 April 2015 18:41:37
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OleOleO wrote:Hello, I have a question about retirement conditions in Norway. I have heard from a person I know who lives in Norway that it is possible to retire after 4 years of work and be able to receive minimum pension. Do you know if there is any truth to that? Thank you.
Ole
Hi
I have been working in Norway for quite a few years and never encountered this statement. Honestly, I don't believe it. But I'm not 100% sure so I recommend to contact the official authority www.nav.no or an international pension advisor.
But one thing is for sure: Even if you could retire after a few years your pension would be extremely low, maybe enough to buy a few sandwiches a month from it.
You only get paid out, what you paid in.....
OleOleO
01 April 2015 19:48:00
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Thank you , I will try to contact someone official to be sure about this.
Gordon Barlow
04 April 2015 20:57:45
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OleOleO wrote:Hello, I have a question about retirement conditions in Norway. I have heard from a person I know who lives in Norway that it is possible to retire after 4 years of work and be able to receive minimum pension. Do you know if there is any truth to that? Thank you. Ole
Ole. That's the craziest thing I ever heard! No country in the world would let someone stay forever just because he or she had paid into a pension scheme for four years. Impossible!
AuNordDuMonde
04 April 2015 23:39:35
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See below, you have to have lived in Norway for 40 years to qualify
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensjoner_i_Norge
no_clue
05 April 2015 14:31:47
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AuNordDuMonde wrote:See below, you have to have lived in Norway for 40 years to qualify
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensjoner_i_Norge
Great link!
I found also the relevant link to the NAV minstepensjon: https://www.nav.no/Minstepensjon.1073751665.cms
It is possible though to get your time / entitlements (in regards to pension payements made in Norway) recognised in another country.
OleOleO
05 April 2015 15:14:39
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AuNordDuMonde wrote:See below, you have to have lived in Norway for 40 years to qualify
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensjoner_i_Norge
Too bad 
no_clue wrote:It is possible though to get your time / entitlements (in regards to pension payements made in Norway) recognised in another country.
Yeah, that's exactly what I had in mind
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