Health insurance

Students staying in Norway for longer than one year are automatically attached to the national health and social security at the time of the registration at the university.

Students staying in Norway for between three and twelve months must fill out a special form and send it to the social security office in the municipality they will be living in.

Students staying in Norway for less than three months must have a health coverage from their country.

Students from the European Economic Area (EEA) must be covered by a social security of their country of origin. They must supply an E111 or E128 form, and they will benefit from Norwegian health coverage.

For students needing to register with the Norwegian social security, coverage is free and it covers all consultations and hospital fees. The following fees are not covered:

• A health problem that occurred during a trip outside of Norway
• Dental care
• Pharmaceutical expenses
• Treatments for a disease contracted before having arrived into Norway
• Repatriation fees for a student who needs to return home for health reasons.

For students of the EU and EEA, you must always have an E111 form. In any case a valid E111 form is one requirement to get a residence permit.

For students outside the EU and EEA who are insured from their country of origin, it is advised to get information in your country before leaving to know exactly your position in relation to the Norwegian social security plan.

Finally, the large Norwegian universities all have a health center that offers free health care to registered students.