Authorisation and License for Health Personnel
General Nurse (Sykepleier) – Outside the EU/EEA
Before you apply
If you have an education from outside the EU/EEA you will be subject to additional requirements before authorisation can be granted. It is important that you are familiar with the requirements, and the fees that comes with it, before you apply for authorisation.
You must attach these documents when you apply
- Diploma
- Transcript/Diploma Supplement
- Confirmation on completed licensing exam/state exam if this is required in your country of education.
- A detailed overview of the curriculum showing the specific subject content (not only the name of the subject) and the duration of the education.
a) The theoretical content must be stated in the learning objectives for each individual subject, and the scope of each subject must be expressed in either ECTS or the number of hours for each subject. The number of work placements or clinical practice studies with each period's length, objective, venue and evaluation results must be stated.
b) Practice must be expressed with number of weeks or hours or ECTS within each field of practice/department which include areas / institutions where your practical training experience is conducted. It must also be described what form the practice was conducted in (skill training, observation, patient-oriented practice or patient simulation).
c) The curriculum must be valid for the years the applicant studied, e.g. if you studied from 2010–2015 the curriculum has to cover those years. The curriculum also needs to provide detailed contact information to the educational institution.
Possible additional documentation:
- You should attach the authorisation (approval showing that you have the right to practice) from the country of education and/or another country.
- The same applies to documentation in the form of a certificate that refers to relevant work experience earned after graduation.
The certificate must contain information about the type of position and work.
NB! In some countries, the educational institution must send transcript (transcript) directly to the Directorate of Health or the authorities must certify the documents before sending them to the Directorate of Health. Information about which countries apply applies at the bottom of the page.
Please note the following regarding your documents
- All documents must be colour scanned copies of the original documents - PDF format.
- If an original document has multiple pages, all scanned pages must be collected in one document and in the correct order.
- All pages need to be rotated correctly.
- All original documents that are not in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English must be translated into one of these languages by a state-authorised translator. The translation must be scanned/submitted in the same file as the original document.
You apply electronically on Altinn
NB! Applicants without a Norwegian national ID or D number must use alternative login to Altinn.
Scanned colour copy of passport or European ID card must be attached to the application.
User manual Altinn - Application for authorisation and license (PDF)
You pay the processing fee when you apply
You must pay a processing fee of NOK 1.665,-.
You pay the fee in Altinn when you register your application for authorisation.
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. Philippines (except Nurses and Health Care Workers)
6. Ghana
7. Hong Kong
8. Iraq
9. Yemen
10. Cameroon
11. Liberia
12. Libya
13. Nigeria
14. Romania
15. Sierra Leone
16. Somalia
17. Sudan (transcript in English)
18. Taiwan
19. United States
Transcript must be sent by post to: The Norwegian Directorate of Health, Department of Authorization, PB 220 Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, Norway.
The contact information (name, e-mail address and telephone number) of at least one person at the educational institution must be stated in the transmission.
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
The Norwegian Directorate of Health requires that higher education documents issued in Ukraine should be apostilled according to current rules set by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science.
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
Først publisert: 08.03.2019 Last revised date: 15.04.2019
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E-mail: godkjenning@helsedir.no
Phone. +47 21 52 97 00
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 09.30-11.30.