Requirements for applying


  • You must have received an offer of medical treatment from an institution in Norway offering medical treatment.
  • You must pay for the medical treatment using your own money or public funds from your home country.
  • The hospital / outpatient clinic must confirm that your treatment will not have a negative impact on the health services provided to patients living in Norway.
  • You must not be subject to an entry ban in Norway or the Schengen area.
  • It must be likely that the treatment will not take more than one year.
  • If must be likely that you will leave Norway when your residence permit expires.

The application is free of charge.