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. Yemen
7. Cameroon
8. Liberia
9. Libya
10. Nigeria
11. Sierra Leone
12. Somalia
13. Taiwan
14. 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 countries of education 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, Graduation Certificate, Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records, verified by the Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD). The verification reports are sent directly to you from CSSD so that you can forward them to the Norwegian Directorate of Health.

You can order the verification reports on the CSSD website.