Your first weeks in Norway: personal number, registration, bank account, BankID, work and health cover — one step at a time.
You got a job, but kindergarten or school finish much earlier than your working day. Where to register your child, when to submit the application and how much do barnehage or SFO actually cost? We explain it without bureaucratic language.
You have an idea, you chose ENK or AS and you finally want to get an organization number. We show what to prepare, where to go, what to sign and where company registration in Norway most often stalls.
You have moved to Norway, your child does not yet know the language, and you do not even know which school to call. Do not wait for someone to contact you. The municipality is responsible for assigning a school place, and not knowing Norwegian does not deprive the child of the right to education.
"We'll sign the contract later", "we'll calculate the hours", "overtime is included in the pay". At the start of a new job it's easy to take everything on trust. Check what you can expect from the first day and which documents are worth keeping before the first problem occurs.
You have a company, you issue your first invoices and the counter is approaching 50 000 NOK. Should you already add 25%? Or only from the next invoice? And what about purchases made before registration? This moment is simple if you know the correct order.
An ENK can be started more simply and more cheaply, while an AS provides a clearer separation between the company and private assets. But the choice is not limited to the registration fee. Before you click "register", check liability, taxes, sick pay, risk and how you actually intend to earn money.
You received a termination notice and suddenly everything looks different: salary, rent, NAV, documents. Don’t try to sort out your whole life in one day. First secure your documents, check the notice period, register as a job seeker and determine whether you may be entitled to dagpenger.
Moving with a child is not just about your number, work and housing. You also need to sort out the child's residence, registration, school or kindergarten, health, vaccinations and check benefits. Not everything is handled at a single office — so we put it in order.
A child has a high fever, you have chest pain, or on a Saturday things suddenly get much worse. When stressed you do not want to learn the entire Norwegian health system. You need one answer: fastlege, 116 117 or 113?
You wake up with a fever, pain, or an infection and suddenly face a simple question: who should you actually call? In Norway you usually start with a fastlege, but not every new resident has one right away. We show how to get into the system without going from door to door.
You've been offered a job and now face an employment contract. Before you sign, check not only the salary. Type of employment, the number of hours, the probation period, allowances and the notice period may matter more than a single well-worded sentence in the job offer.
Do you have ten years of experience, send your CV and get silence? The problem is not always a lack of qualifications. Sometimes the employer simply does not see them quickly enough. We show how to prepare a CV and application in Norwegian, without empty buzzwords and without copying the same text to every company.
