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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 the professional/individual. Please submit your application with attachments to the National Library of Norway.
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 competent recognition 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. You do not need to appply for recognition in order to work temporarily in this profession in Norway.
If applicable:
- Your education diploma, transcript, diploma supplement in the original language, and an overview of the curriculum including the content of your education.
- You should document all relevant work experience with certificates of employment.
- If relevant, a recognition from the country of education, alternatively from another EU/EEA country.
The recognition requirements apply to EU/EEA citizens with qualifications from another EEA member state or Switzerland who wish to practice this profession.
Language requirements:
No. Proof of a certain language is not a requirement. The libraries in Norway manage the Norwegian language by disseminating Norwegian literature and culture.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
The statutory qualification requirements related to the practice of the profession are stipulated in the Regulations on requirements for employees at public libraries.
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.
Fees:
The National Library of Norway 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 National Library of Norway
P.O. Box 2674 Solli
NO-0203 Oslo
E-mail: nb@nb.no
Phone: (+47) 23 27 60 00
