Your first weeks in Norway: personal number, registration, bank account, BankID, work and health cover — one step at a time.
Sent a few CVs and heard nothing? That doesn't mean jobs in Norway are only obtained through connections. We'll show you where to actually look for vacancies, how to use Twoja Norwegia, NAV and FINN, how to broaden your search and what to do to avoid sending documents into the void.
The landlord asks for three months' rent as a deposit and sends you their account number. It sounds simple, but this is exactly where you should pause. In Norway, deposit money should be secured in a special account, not left in the landlord's private bank account.
You found an apartment, the owner says there are several interested people and you need to decide quickly. That’s exactly when it’s worth taking half an hour. Check the person, the premises, the contract, the costs and the method of paying the deposit before you send someone the first thousands of kroner.
Do you already have a D-nummer or fødselsnummer and want to function normally in Norway? You can get a bank account without BankID, but an account alone does not yet mean you will receive electronic identification. We explain what this process really looks like.
Are you starting work in Norway? Don’t leave your skattekort for later. Without an available tax card, the employer must withhold 50% of the salary. Check how to submit an application, when an ID-kontroll is required and what to check before your first payday.
Police, Skatteetaten, tax card, EU/EEA registration, change-of-address notification. Instead of traveling from office to office, you can combine some matters at SUA. Check when it makes sense and how to prepare for the visit.
Are you staying in Norway for at least 6 months? Check when you need to report your move to the Folkeregisteret, which documents to prepare, where to book an ID-kontroll and when you will receive a fødselsnummer.
Are you a citizen of Poland or another EU/EEA country and moving to Norway? Check step by step when you can start working, when you must register with the police and which formalities to handle at Skatteetaten.
D-nummer and fødselsnummer are two Norwegian identification numbers, but they do not mean the same thing. Check when you can receive each of them, who issues them and what to do if you are just starting work or moving to Norway.
Have you arrived in Norway and don’t know where to start? See the order of the most important matters in the first 30 days — from residency rights and an identification number to skattekort, Folkeregister, a doctor and the first steps in the Norwegian system.
25% tax, no ordinary tax return and no later reconciliation. PAYE looks very simple, but it does not always mean the lowest tax. See who can use kildeskatt, when it is worth calculating the ordinary tax rules and why you should not decide to leave PAYE blindly.
Have you lost your job or do you know you will lose it soon? Registering as an arbeidssøker is one of the first steps at NAV. Registration itself does not yet mean that dagpenger are granted, but without it you cannot access some benefits and support.
