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.
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The professional should use this form. Please submit your application to the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB).
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. 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.
Establishment:
- Copy of passport or other proof of identity and nationality.
- Copy of avalid certificate showing that you are a legally established professional in another EEA state or Switzerland.
- Confirmation from the authority that issued your certificate that the certificate is valid and has not been withdrawn at the time of application.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Original transcript of police certificate of conduct from the country where you have practiced your profession that is no older than three months.
- Information on the requirements for becoming a Certified Stage Pyrotechnician in the country in which you have acquired your professional qualifications (name of school, length of studies, description of courses and practice).
- Copy of an original diploma is required if the country in which you have practiced your profession does not issue certificates.
- A description of the work you plan to undertake in Norway (a temporary provision of services or establishment in Norway).
Temporary provision of services:
- Copy of passport of other proof of identity and nationality.
- Copy of a valid certificate showing that you are a legally established professional in another EEA state or Switzerland.
- Confirmation from the authority that issued your certificate that the certificate is valid and has not been withdrawn at the time of application.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Police certificate, not older than three months.
- Information about the educational path for the regulated profession in the state where you obtained your professional qualifications (name of the school, duration of the educational path, course and practice description).
- Information about the requirements for obtaining the certificate for the regulated profession and what the certificate allows you to work with.
- Copy of an original diploma is required if the country in which you have practiced your profession does not issue certificates.
- Information about professional practice (temporary provision of services or permanent establishment in Norway).
Language requirements:
There are no language requirements for approval of your profession in Norway.
However, please note that the application process and any additional courses and examinations an applicant is required to undertake upon recognition in Norway, are only available in Norwegian. Se more information about this on DSBs homepage dsb.no.
Criteria/conditions for recognition:
The statutory qualification requirements related to the practice of the profession are stipulated in the Regulations on the handling of explosive substances.
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 Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB) 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 Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)
P.O. Box 2014
NO-3103 Tønsberg
E-mail: postmottak@dsb.no
Phone:(+47) 33 41 25 00
Visiting address: Rambergveien 9, 3115 Tønsberg
