Periodic safety inspections of lifts
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 individual or the employer. Please submit your application with attachments to the Norwegian Building Authority by e-mail.
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 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. To be able to work in this profession temporarily in Norway, you must submit a prior declaration to the recognition authority (by applying for temporary recognition). This is because the practice of the profession may have implications for safety and health, and the recognition authorities need to be able to verify that you are qualified to practice the profession before you start working.
The responsible authority will assess whether they will allow professional practice without further scrutiny or conduct further scrutiny of your professional qualifications.
Establishment:
- Proof of nationality.
- Evidence of formal qualifications issued in another EEA country or Switzerland.
- Documentation of professional experience.
Temporary provision of services:
- Proof of nationality.
- Attestation certifying that the person concerned is legally established in another EEA member state for the purpose of pursuing the activities concerned, and that the person concerned is not at the time of submission prohibited from practicing, even temporarily.
- Professional qualifications.
If the profession is not regulated in the state in which the service provider has established his activities:
- Any means of proof that the service provider has pursued the activity concerned for at least 2 years during the previous 10 years.
Language requirements:
There are no language requirements for obtaining recognition. The professional has to have the necessary proficiency in Norwegian to practice the regulated profession in Norway, cf. the Regulation on Technical Requirements for Buildings §16-5.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
The statutory qualification requirements related to the practice of the profession are stipulated in the Regulation on Technical Requirements for Buildings.
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:
Establishment:
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 Building Authority 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
Direktoratet for byggkvalitet
P.O. Box 8742 Youngstorget,
NO-0028 OSLO
E-mail: post@dibk.no
Phone: 22 47 56 00
Office address: Mariboes gate 13, 0183 OSLO
