Health Insurance

Health services in Norway are of high standards. As a student in Norway you are ensured professional medical treatment no matter which part of the country you are living in. In most cases the treatment is free of charge if certain prerequisites are met. These prerequisites vary depending on your current nationality and length of stay in Norway. Please study the regulations below carefully.

Students from the US
If the duration of your stay in Norway is more than one year you automatically become insured under the National Insurance Scheme when you register as a student at a Norwegian institution of higher education and as a resident in Norway.

If the duration of your stay in Norway is between 3 and 12 months you should fill in a special form entitling you to social security coverage with regard to health services in accordance with the National Insurance Scheme. The form must be sent to the insurance office in the municipality in which you are staying.

Students who do not fill in this form or students who stay in Norway less than three months must have a social security coverage from their home country.

All students
Some institutions provide on campus health services. The semester card which you receive by semester registration may entitle you free medical treatment at the institution's student health services.

This treatment usually does not apply to medicines or to medical tests taken off campus. The cost of medicines is only covered if you are hospitalized, or suffer from a serious disease, and are member of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme, or have another form of social security which covers these costs.

General information about health care in Norway
Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation