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Information about appointments with the police

You must wait until you have arrived in ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to register an application online  and book an appointment with the police. 

Unfortunately, there are currently few appointments available at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Police Department. New appointments will be posted on the UDI portal on an ongoing basis.

We therefore recommend that you book the first available appointment with the police, even if it is more than 3 months after your arrival.

Please note that you can start your studies and stay in Norway, even if you have not been able to meet with the police.

If you are staying in Norway for more than 6 months, you may report Move to Norway before your appointment with the police.  for more information.

If there are no appointments available, please log on regularly to see if any new appointments have been posted. For any further questions, please contact the . 

UiO will update our web page and inform students if we receive further information about available appointments from the police.

Please note that Nordic citizens do not have to register with the Police.

How to register with the police

In order to receive a registration certificate from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Police you must register with the police. Students must book an appointment with the police through the UDI web page. 

You must first register an application with the police through the .

1. Register online :
   • Fill in your country and choose ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as your municipality.
   • Choose "Go to the application form". 
   • Create a new user account. You will receive an email  with a verification code to activate your account.
   • Fill in your current ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ address
   • When you are asked to choose a police station select "A SUA office" and choose "̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Politidistrikt, Servicesenteret for utenlandske arbeidstakere (SUA)". 
   • Make a copy of:
     • Passport or both sides of your National ID-card
     • Both sides of the European Health Insurance Card or proof of other private health insurance coverage. It must be valid for the whole period you are staying in Norway. 
     • Admission letter (can be found in Studentweb under "Documents").
     • A personal declaration that you have sufficient funds for your period of stay.
     • We recommend that you bring a print-out of from UDI's portal that proves that you have registered an application.
   • The police require that your documents must be in English or Norwegian, or translated into English or Norwegian. 
   • Degree students with conditional admission can also be requested to show Confirmation of student status (can be ordered from Studentweb)

Register move to Norway

 must report a move to Norway. If your report of move is approved you will receive a national identity number. 

If you are going to be a student for 2 semesters or more you can book an appointment with the Tax Administration at , even if you have not had an appointment with the police. 

In addition to the documents that must be handed in to the police, please also bring: 

• Tenancy contract
• Semester card
• Completed form  

To find out what applies to you, .

Dual citizenship

Students with dual citizenship (EU passport and non-EU passport) must register with the police either:

• as an EU/EEA citizen and show documentation of European Health Insurance Card (or proof of other private health insurance coverage) or 
• apply for residence permit as a non-EU/EEA citizen and apply for voluntary membership in the National Insurance Scheme.