Parking enforcement officer
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.
About this form
Applications can only be submitted by an enterprise/employer.
The application can be sent by mail to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Establishment:
If you wish to establish yourself or work for an extended period in Norway within your profession, you must apply for recognition from the responsible competent authority before you can practice this profession in Norway.
Temporary provision of services:
You can work temporarily in this profession if you are already legally established in an EEA country or Switzerland and can practice the same profession in that country. To be able to work in this profession temporarily in Norway, you must submit a prior declaration to the competent authority (by applying for temporary recognition). This is because the practice of the profession may have serious implications for safety and health of the recipient of the service, and the competent authorities need to be able to verify that you are qualified to practice the profession before you start working.
The competent authority will assess whether they will allow professional practice without further scrutiny or conduct further scrutiny of your professional qualifications.
Documentation requirements for applications upon establishment and temporary provision of services:
- Information about what the applicant hopes to achieve by applying.
- Certified copy of evidence of formal qualifications issued by the competent authority in a member state.
- Documentation of professional experience.
Comments:
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration may demand further documentation and translation of documents if necessary.
No personal approval is granted for the person who is going to work as a parking enforcement officer, however one must have completed and passed the courses approved by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in order to enforce the rules of conditional parking.
The company or enterprise must also meet the requirements set in the regulations before conducting enforcements upon parking, cf. Forskrift om vilkårsparkering for allmennheten og håndheving av private parkeringsreguleringer (parkeringsforskriften) av 18 March2016 nr. 206 kap. 2 and/or forskrift om offentlig parkeringsgebyr av 18 March 2016 nr. 261 § 3.
Application of approval of any foreign training or practice will therefore have to be submitted by the company/enterprise/employer on behalf of the professional. This means that professionals cannot submit applications independently.
Language requirements:
Norwegian language skills are not a requirement for recognition of the professional qualification. It is expected that the professional has the language skills in Norwegian necessary to practice the regulated profession in Norway.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
The statutory qualification requirements related to the practice of the profession are stipulated in: Forskrift om vilkårsparkering for allmennheten og håndheving av private parkeringsreguleringer (parkeringsforskriften) and forskrift om offentlig parkeringsgebyr.
The statutory requirements for being entitled to recognition of professional qualification from abroad are stipulated in the Act on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Professional Qualifications Act) and the Regulation on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Professional Qualifications Regulation).
Case processing deadlines:
The competent authority must acknowledge receipt of your application within one month of receiving it and inform you of any missing or incomplete documentation.
Following the submission of a complete application, the competent authority should complete processing your application within three months.
Establishment:
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. The competent authority must acknowledge receipt of your application within one month of receiving it and inform you of any missing or incomplete documentation.
Following the submission of a complete application, the competent authority should complete processing your application within three months.
Temporary provision of services:
The competent authority shall, within one month of receiving the notification, determine whether you can start working without further scrutiny of your qualifications, or if you need to undergo a compensation measure.
If the competent authority needs more than one month to determine this, you shall be notified of the reason for the delay within one month after the notification was received. In such cases, the competent authority shall make a decision within two months after the reason for the delay has been resolved.
If the competent authority has not processed the application within these deadlines, you may practice the profession.
Fees:
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration does not charge a fee for processing applications for recognition.
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 Norwegian Public Roads Administration,
P.O.Box 1010 Nordre Ål
2605 LILLEHAMMER
E-mail: firmapost@vegvesen.no
Phone: +47 22 07 30 00
