Information about appointments with the police
Please book the first available appointment with the police, even if it is more than 3 months after your arrival. If you are unable to book an appointment, you may contact the Oslo Police Department directly for any questions.
You must wait to book an appointment with the police until after arrival in Oslo. However, you may register an application online with the UDI before your arrival in Oslo.
You can start your studies and stay in Norway, even if you have not been able to meet with the police.
UiO will update our web page and inform students if we receive further information about available appointments from the police.
We recommend that you log on regularly to see if there are any earlier appointments available. For any further questions, please contact the Oslo Police Department.
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 Oslo 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 the police through the UDI web page.
- Register online with the UDI:
- Fill in your country and choose Oslo 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.
- Students currently without a Norwegian address may use:
- When asked to fill in "What is your planned address in Norway?" click on "I cannot find the right address" and fill in the International Student Reception's address.
- Fill in this address: c/o University of Oslo, International Student Reception, PO Box 1083 Blindern, N-0318 Oslo
- When asked to fill in "House number and letter", fill in 0.
- When you are asked to choose a police station select "A SUA office" and choose "Oslo 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.
Register move to Norway?
EU/EEA citizens who are going to stay in Norway for more than 6 months 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 and have booked an appointment with the police at SUA - Service centre for foreign workers, you may be transferred to the Tax Administration after the appointment with the police.
In addition to the documents that must be handed in to the police, please also bring:
- Tenancy contract
- Completed form RF-1401 Notification of a move to Norway
To find out what applies to you, please contact the Tax Administration.
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.