innvilget

Innvilget is a Norwegian past participle and adjective derived from the verb innvilge, meaning to grant or approve a request. In official and administrative language it describes a decision in which a request—such as a permit, subsidy, loan, visa, or benefit—has been approved by a competent authority.

The word is used both as a verb form (the past tense: Søknaden ble innvilget) and as an attributive or predicative adjective (et innvilget bidrag). The related noun innvilgelse refers to the act or result of granting.

Common contexts include applications for permits, social benefits, subsidies, and residence or work visas, but the term can apply to any formal request that is approved rather than rejected. It stands in contrast to avslått, meaning rejected.

Etymology: The word is derived from innvilge, often thought to combine inn- “in” with vilje or vilja “will,” conveying the sense of granting in response to a request. The form innvilget is standard in Bokmål and is widely used in official documentation, news reporting, and everyday administrative language.