Before you apply
For those educated outside the EU/EEA, additional requirements must be met 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.
Have you previously received a decision to complete additional requirements but haven't managed to do so within the deadline?
Extension of Deadline for Additional Requirements
Have you received a decision with information to complete additional requirements within three years?
Read more about the requirements for an extension and how to apply here: Extension of the deadline to undergo complete the additional requirements.
You must attach these documents when you apply
- Diploma
- Transcript/Diploma Supplement
- 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.
- List of required texts and syllabi
An overview of required texts and syllabi, and if applicable, digital education resources with a list of references. The overview must be valid for the years you studied and issued by your educational institution.
Possible additional documentation:
- Confirmation on completed licensing exam/state exam if this is required in your country of education
- You should attach the authorisation (approval showing that you have the right to practice) from the country of education and/or another country.
- Certificate showing relevant work experience after graduating. The certificate must contain information about the type of position and work. Furthermore, the certificate must:
- Be issued with the workplace's letterhead and/or stamp.
- Be signed by the relevant manager or leader at the workplace. The manager's or leaders name and position must be typed in addition to the signature.
- Contain the workplace's contact information.
NB! In some countries, the educational institution must send transcript directly to the Directorate of Health or the authorities must certify the documents before sending them to the Directorate of Health. You can find information about which countries this applies to at the bottom of the page.
Please note the following regarding your documents
- All documents must be scanned as PDF-copies of the original documents. If the original documents are in colour, the scanned copies attached to the application must also be in colour. Photographs of documents will not be accepted.
- If an original document has multiple pages, all scanned pages must be assemled into one document and in the correct order.
- All pages must 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 authorised translator. The translation must be scanned/submitted in the same file as the original document.
Any attempt to obtain recognition with fraudulent documents will be reported to the police.
You apply in Altinn
NB! Applicants without a Norwegian national ID or D number must use alternative login in Altinn.
You must attach a scanned copy of passport or European ID card in your application.
First name and surname in the application form must be the same as in the passport/ID card, and be written in the same order.
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.
Processing time is 13 months
We may use more time, than estimated, to prosess your application if we receive more applications than estimated, or if we need more time to assess your application.
- If your application is incomplete, the processing time will be extended
- The processing time is based on the country you obtained your degree in
If you have worked in another EEA country with the full right to the profession continuously for at least 3 years, you can inform us about this by sending an e-mail to: godkjenning@helsedir.no
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
The Norwegian Directorate of Health uses the verification service Dataflow Group for verifying documents from Pakistan. Consequently, you must have your documents verified by Dataflow for The Norwegian Directorate of Health to consider them in your application: DataFlow Group
Read more about this here:Verification of documentation issued in Pakistan
If you already have a Dataflow report for a document that we require verified, you must verify the document again. DataFlow don't have a system that transfers old reports to the Norwegian Directorate of Health's portal. The deadline for submitting the report will be extended by one month.
The previous requirement for HEC attestation has now been replaced with DataFlow verification. Only applicants with a valid decision who manage to complete the additional requirements within the three year deadline are exempt from having their documents verified through DataFlow. If you are unable to complete the additional requirements within the three year deadline and need to reapply, the requirement for DataFlow verification will apply to you.
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.
Some applicants will receive a decisions that entails a supervised practice period, with a time limited license
The Norwegian Directorate of Health have revised the guidelines for supervised practice. The guidelines will be effective from 01.11.2022 and applies to psychologists who, by decision of the Norwegian Directorate of Health, are required to carry out clinical practice to obtain authorisation. The guidelines are divided into two, whereas one is for the candidate required to carry out clinical practice, and one for the supervisor/employer. In the guidelines effective from 01.11.2022 there is now a requirement that the supervisor is either a psychologist specialist, or have been working as an authorised psychologist in Norway for a minimum of 3 years.
Guidelines for the candidate required to carry out clinical practice to obtain authorisation as a psychologist (in Norwegian only) Retningslinjer veiledet praksis for psykologer med lisens (PDF)
Guidelines for the supervisor/employer (in Norwegian only) Retningslinjer og informasjon til arbeidsgivere og veiledere for psykolog-kandidater i prøveperiode (PDF)
If you have received a decision from the Norwegian Directorate of Health where you are required to carry out clinical practice to obtain authorisation before 01.11.2022, the old guidelines for supervised practice (in Norwegian only) retningslinjene for veiledet praksis (PDF) will apply for you, and your supervisor/employer.
This form attestskjema (DOC)(norwegian only) needs to be filled out when you have finished your practice period. Attach it to the application for authorisation.