EFTA Court rules Norway's five-year residency rule for benefits violates EEA law

The EFTA Court ruled that Norway's National Insurance Act, requiring five years of continuous residence in Norway or another EEA country for benefit eligibility, is too strict and conflicts with EEA law. The ruling follows a case involving a Spanish man, and lawyer John Christian Elden notes the law itself, not just Nav, is at fault. This could force Norway to amend its legislation and potentially affect similar cases across the EEA.

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