Recognition of professional qualitications

There are 28 professional groups in Norway that have a protected profession name. Therefore, they need an authorisation or licence before a person is allowed to work in the Norwegian health service. The list of regulated professions includes the following:

• Audiologist
• Chiropractor
• Dentist
• Clinical Nutritionist
• Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Dental Hygienist
• General Medical Practitioner
• Optometrist
• Orthoptist
• Social pedagogue
• Chiropodist [translator’s note: according to the regulated professions database]
• Cardiovascular Perfusionist
• Nurse
• Nurse assistant
• Midwife
• Care Worker
• Health Care Worker
• Prosthetist
• Psychologist
• Radiographer
• Dental Secretary
• Medical Secretary
• Dental Technician
• Pharmacy Technician
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Medical Laboratory Technician
• Occupational Therapist

The application for recognition of professional qualifications is submitted electronically via Altinn profile (https://www.altinn.no/). No bankID codes or even an identification number are required for its submission. It is enough to create a login and password.

When submitting the application, a fee of NOK 1 665 must be paid.

The approximate examination period is about 3 months. It may take longer if, for example, the application lacks relevant information or documents.

Would you like us to prepare the application for recognition of professional qualifications on your behalf?

Contact us: office@polishconnection.no

Note! Please do not send the original documents.