Health care worker moving to Norway

[Anonym bruker]

Anyone have any experience moving to Norway and becoming authorized?

 

We are looking into moving back from the US and my husband is a nurse. We have tried to contact the people who deal with licensing and authorizations, however they are very very vague.

 

If you have been in the same situation, was there a lot of clinical time to make up in Norway?

 

As far as we understand he can become licensed pretty easy, is this all that is needed to get a job? Then he has 2 years to become authorized.

 

Thanks

[shari_z]

Has your husband got a 4 yr bachelor in nursing? if so, I can't imagine that it should be such a huge problem. If he only has a 2 yr associate, then I think there could be issues.

 

My husband took his nursing in England (finished in 1999) and didnt have any difficulties getting his license to work here. His degree was a 3 yr degree.

 

Good luck! Our current problem is the opposite of yours: we want to move to the US, and my husband is going nuts with all the hoops he has to jump through in order to become an RN over there.

[irishlassie]

I have recently moved to Norway, I am a nurse and got my authorisation. I have a higher diploma in Nursing with 2 years experience. What you need to send are true copies of your documents, you can get this at photocopy shops. What your husbands needs to send is:

 

Application form with:

True photocopy of Nursing Certificate, passport, birth cert, documentation from his last place of work stating amount of experience.

 

It takes about a month or so to get it process but will be delayed if they require more info and documents.

[NormaJean]

i got my nursing degree in australia, did not have any difficulties getting an authorisation in norway

But I did have to take a introduction class in the norwegian health care system, and write a paper about "hjemmehjelp"! not sure if thats needed these days thou......