If you need a CCPS for private use or for your employer in Norway, you must print it yourself from the Health Personnel Register (HPR).
What is a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS)?
A CCPS is a confirmation of your registration status in the Health Personnel Register. In other countries, a CCPS may be referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing. The document is used when you need to demonstrate that you hold a valid authorisation or license as a health professional in Norway. You will usually need a CCPS if you plan to work in another EEA country or when applying for recognition of your professional qualifications abroad.
It is issued in English and only electronically (without stamp or signature).
As a general rule, we do not complete forms from other countries to confirm your registration status. We also cannot tailor the CCPS to individual needs. If the relevant authority has questions regarding the form or content of the CCPS, they may contact us directly for verification at godkjenning@helsedir.no (refer to the contact form).
If you want to check your own status, you can look it up in the Health Personnel Register.
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Any changes to your registration status will appear there. If you want information about ongoing or past supervisory cases, you must contact the supervisory authorities directly (the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision or the County Governor).
Who can apply for a CCPS?
If another authority requires confirmation of your professional status in Norway, you may apply for a CCPS. No expiry date is added to the document, but several countries require that a CCPS is not older than three months. If you need a new CCPS to be sent to the same recipient, you must wait until your current CCPS has expired before applying again.
You may only apply if you hold a valid authorisation or license in HPR. If you have an ongoing supervisory case, the CCPS will indicate that the recipient may contact the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision for information about the case.
Processing time
The processing time is up to 8 weeks. If you need priority, you must document a job offer or provide a deadline for an application for authorisation as a health professional in another country. The authority in the relevant country must confirm the deadline.
Can I receive a CCPS with a stamp and signature?
No. A CCPS is issued only electronically and sent directly to the authority that will receive the document. The Norwegian Directorate of Health can confirm via email to other authorities that the electronic document is genuine (refer to the contact form).
How do I obtain a CCPS?
You apply through Altinn. In the application form, you choose whether the CCPS should be sent to you, to a licensing authority in another country, or to both. If you choose both, we will send the original to the licensing authority at the address you provide (by post or email), and you will receive a copy in Altinn.
NB! Applicants without a Norwegian personal identity number or D-number registered in the HPR should first obtain a D-number and update their own registration in the HPR.
Regarding the issuance of confirmation of work experience
What is a confirmation of work experience?
A confirmation of work experience is issued only in exceptional cases and applies when you need to document at least three years of work in Norway with valid authorisation for an application to another EU/EEA authority. To obtain this, you must upload documentation from a Norwegian employer showing that you have worked for at least three of the past five years. Work without authorisation does not count.
When do I need a confirmation of work experience?
For example, when you:
- Are trained as a medical doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, or pharmacist in an EU/EEA country and need to apply for recognition of “acquired rights” in another EU/EEA country. This applies to those who began their education before the country joined the EU/EEA.
- Have education from outside the EU/EEA and need it assessed under EEA regulations.
Regarding the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity
What is a Certificate of Conformity?
A Certificate of Conformity documents that your education meets the minimum requirements of the EEA Directive for certain health professions.
Who can obtain a Certificate of Conformity from Norway?
Only health personnel who started their education in Norway after 1 January 1994 as a:
• Medical doctor
• Nurse
• Pharmacist (provisorfarmasøyt)
• Midwife
• Dentist
How do I apply for a Certificate of Conformity?
If your education started after 1 January 1994, you will normally receive this confirmation for your basic education through the CCPS. You must therefore apply for a CCPS in Altinn.
For education begun before 1 January 1994, the Norwegian Directorate of Health cannot issue such confirmation.
What if I was educated in another EU/EEA country?
You must contact the country where you completed your education to obtain a Certificate of Conformity. If your education was completed outside the EEA, you cannot obtain confirmation that your education meets the minimum requirements of the EEA Directive.
Educated in another country
Health personnel educated outside Norway must contact their country of education to obtain a Certificate of Conformity.
Certificate of Conformity for specialist training in Norway
If you need a Certificate of Conformity for specialist approval obtained in Norway, you may send your application to godkjenning@helsedir.no