If you have a foreign education or professional qualification and wish to practice your profession in Norway, you generally need approval or authorisation. You will find information about documentation requirements, the application process and regulations here. The competent authority will assess whether you meet the requirements to practice the profession and use the professional title in Norway. If you intend to establish in Norway and work permanently in your chosen profession, the rules below apply to you. However, if you wish to work in Norway for shorter periods of time within your chosen profession, the rules for temporary provision of services apply.
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Applications can only be submitted by the professional/individual.
Please use application link above to submit your application with attachments to the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway.
Alternatively, the application can be sent to the Financial Supervisory Authority.
Establishment:
If you wish to establish or work for an extended period in Norway within your profession, you must apply for approval/authorization from the responsible approval authority before practicing this profession in Norway.
Temporary/occasional provision of service:
You can work temporarily in this profession if you are already legally established in an EEA country or Switzerland and are allowed to practice the same profession in that country. To work temporarily in this profession in Norway, you must submit a prior notification to the approval authority.
Documentation requirements for application upon establishment:
Applicants with evidence of formal qualifications from an EEA state where the profession is regulated:
- Evidence of professional qualifications
- Transcript of police records
Applicants with evidence of formal qualifications from an EEA state where the profession is not regulated:
- Evidence of professional qualifications, including certificate of employment documenting at least one year of practice as a Debt Collector
- Transcript of police records
Requirements for debt collectors:
- The applicant must have a record of good conduct
- The applicant must be suited to be the de facto manager of a debt collection business
Comments:
- Documents that are not in English, Norwegian, Swedish, or Danish must be translated into English or Norwegian
Documentation requirements for temporary/occasional provision of service:
- Proof of identity and nationality
- Confirmation that the professional is legally established in another EEA state or Switzerland and has the right to work in that state
- Evidence of professional qualifications
- If neither education nor the profession is regulated in the establishment state: confirmation that the professional has worked for a minimum of one year within the last ten years in the establishment state
- Description of the duration, frequency, regularity, and continuity of the provision of service
Language requirements:
No.
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway can demand that the applicant document that he/she has sufficient language skills to practice auditing in Norway.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
If you acquired your professional qualifications in an EEA country or Switzerland, you may have the right to have your application processed in accordance with the Professional Qualifications Act and Regulations on the approval of professional qualifications. In addition, there are national regulations related to the practice of the profession as stipulated in the Norwegian Debt Collection Act and the Debt Collection Regulations.
Case processing deadlines:
The competent authority must acknowledge receipt of your application within 1 month of receipt and inform you of any missing documents.
The competent authority shall take a justified decision no later than 3 months following the submission of your complete application.
Fees:
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway charge a fee for processing applications for recognition. A fee corresponding to four times the court fee. This amounts to NOK 4520.
The invoice will be sent to the applicant after the decision is made.
Right of appeal:
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the decision, you may appeal in writing, pursuant to Chapter VI of the Public Administration Act. If your application is processed in accordance with the Professional Qualifications Act, the right of appeal also applies if the competent authority has exceeded the case processing deadlines (see Case processing deadlines above).
Competent authority
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway
P.O. Box 1187 Sentrum,
NO-0107 Oslo
E-mail: post@finanstilsynet.no
Phone: (+47) 22 93 98 00
Office address: Revierstredet 3, 0151 Oslo
