Outside the EU/EEA - Unique documentation requirements
Unique documentation requirements for some countries
Applicants who have completed their education in one of the countries listed below must ask their educational institution to send the transcript directly to The Norwegian Directorate of Health:
1. Afghanistan
2. The Democratic Republic of Congo
3. Eritrea
4. Ethiopia
5. Hong Kong
6. Iraq
7. Yemen
8. Cameroon
9. Liberia
10. Libya
11. Nigeria
12. Sierra Leone
13. Somalia
14. Taiwan
15. United States
The Norwegian Directorate of Health cannot receive and accept letters and packages where fees, customs duties etc. are required. Transcript must be sent by post to:
The Norwegian Directorate of Health,
Department of Authorisation,
PB 220 Skøyen,
0213 Oslo,
Norway.
The educational institution must provide contact information (name, e-mail address and telephone number) to at least one person from the institution.
Other educational countries with special documentation requirements
Pakistan
Degree Certificates and transcript / Result Card must be certified by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The certified documents must be returned by HEC to you so that you can forward these to the Norwegian Directorate of Health. Here you will find information on how to obtain the HEC attestation: Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Ukraine
Due to the current situation in Ukraine, it is difficult to get Apostille of educational documents. In such cases, the Norwegian Directorate of Health will accept Ukrainian documentation without an Apostille until further notice.
Information and Image Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: http://apostille.in.ua/en/
China
Applicants with a degree from China must have their educational documents verified by the China Academic Degree & Graduate Education Information Center (CDGDC). The verification reports are sent directly to you from the CDGDC so that you can forward these to the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
Here you will find information on how to obtain verification from the CDGDC:
Verification from CHSI
If you do not have a Degree Certificate, the Graduation Certificate must be verified through China Higher Education Student Information (CHSI). The transcript can also be verified through CHSI. The verification reports are sent directly to you from CHSI so that you can forward these to the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
Here you will find information on how to obtain verification from CHSI: http://www.chsi.com.cn/xlrz/index.jsp