Health insurance

If you are a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you must bring either the European Health Insurance Card (ec.europa.eu) or documentation of private health insurance when you enter Norway.

If you have private health insurance, please clarify with your insurance office whether your coverage applies to Norway.

We strongly recommend a travel insurance in addition.

Dual citizenship

If you are a student with dual citizenship (EU passport and non-EU passport) you must register with the police either:

• as an EU/EEA citizen and show documentation of European Health Insurance Card or proof of other private health insurance coverage or 
• apply for a residence permit as a non-EU/EEA citizen and apply for voluntary membership in the National Insurance Scheme.

Students staying in Norway for more than 3 months can become members of the National Insurance Scheme (nav.no). 

Please be aware that it can take several months before you are registered with the National Insurance Scheme. 

All students from countries outside the EU/EEA must therefore have private or public health insurance to cover their stay in Norway or until they have become a member of the National insurance Scheme. 

Please note that this membership means "coverage under the health section". If you should get ill and need medical treatment, the insurance will cover this within Norway, but not in another European country. 

We strongly recommend a travel insurance in addition.

Students staying in Norway for more than 1 year

If the duration of your stay in Norway is more than one year, you will automatically become a member of the National Insurance Scheme when you register as a resident in Norway with the National Registry (Skatt ?st). 

You will register for the National Registry at the same time as you meet with the police to order a residence permit card.  

Students staying in Norway between 3-12 months

If you are staying in Norway between 3 and 12 months, you can apply for voluntary membership in the National Insurance Scheme. This will entitle you to social security coverage with regard to health services in accordance with the National Insurance Scheme.

• Please note that students who do not apply for voluntary membership should have a social security coverage from their home country.

How to apply for voluntary membership in the National Insurance Scheme:

• Fill in the application form 

You must submit:

• Letter of Admission
• Passport
• Residence permit 
• Norwegian ID number (or D-number if staying for one semester)

Where to send the application:

• The form must be sent to the NAV office in the municipality in which you are staying.

Students living at Sogn or Kringsj? student village can send the application to NAV Nordre Aker:

• Address: Postboks 320, Alnabru, 0614 Oslo
• Telephone: 55 55 33 33

Students staying in Norway for less than 3 months

Students staying for less than 3 months can not become members of the National Insurance scheme and should have private or public social security coverage from their home country.