How to confirm the education of a medical nurse in Norway?

Rogaland, Norway - Des 2023

**First step: **You need to send your documentation to Helsedirektoratet (Norway’s Ministry of Health) for evaluation.

A nurse (sykepleier) in Norway holds a bachelor’s degree. If after graduating from a college or vocational school, you receive a junior specialist degree. Therefore, you have two options: either upgrade your qualification to a bachelor’s degree or apply as a healthcare worker (helsefagarbeider).

You can enroll in the Kompletterende sykepleierutdanning (supplementary nursing education), which lasts one year and allows you to obtain authorization in Norway (link in description).

Requirements: Norwegian B2, English B1, bachelor’s diploma.

Advantages: no need to take the fagprøve or complete the national professional course.

Fee for document evaluation at Helsedirektoratet: 1,665 NOK

Processing time: 11 months

Documents to submit:

• Diploma
• Diploma supplement with grades
• Curriculum plan with hours/ECTS credits (often included in the diploma supplement)
• They may request a syllabus (a document listing all subjects studied, topics, and hours) if you graduated from college before 2019.

Additional documents (not required but may be requested)

• Proof of passing state exams
• Proof that you have the right to work (e.g., employment record from a previous workplace with stamps and contact information)

Scan quality requirements:

• All scans must be in color and in PDF format
• Multi-page documents must be combined into one file
• Correct order
• Correct orientation
• If a document is not in English, it must be translated by a certified translator and attached in the same file as the original
• Documents must be submitted with an apostille

After the education evaluation, you will receive confirmation that you can proceed to the second step. Nurses receive a temporary license. With this license, you can search for work and later transition to a work visa.

Second step: After receiving confirmation, you must complete the following within 3 years:

• Pass the Norskprøven (or otherwise prove Norwegian language proficiency at B2 level or higher)
• Complete the national professional course (Nasjonalfagkurs)
• Pass the fagprøve (professional exam) for nurses

Корисні посилання:

Requirements for healthcare workers for countries not included in the EU or EEA

Requirements for working as a nurse in Norway

Apostille of documents

Kompletterende sykepleierutdanning