Health care

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FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL 113.

Health Insurance

• Any citizen staying in Norway for less than 3 months must have insurance from his or her own country. There are many possibilities, but here are some examples of insurance that fulfil the requirements for a Schengen visa: Schengen Insurance, Incoming Norway Insurance.
• Citizens from a non-EU/EEA country working here for 3-12 months should apply for voluntary membership in the National Insurance Scheme upon arrival in Norway. Fill out the form Application for insurance during stay in Norway (pdf-file) and return it to your local NAV-office. Whether you will be granted coverage depends on whether or not your country has an agreement with Norway, and what the requirements of your residency permit are. Generally, if you are unable to obtain health insurance from your home country, you will be granted coverage here. Medical coverage concerns conditions that necessitate immediate treatment and may be restricted in some instances.
• Citizens from a non-EU/EEA country working here for more than 12 months will automatically become members in the National Insurance Scheme once they register with the Norwegian Population Registry (Folkeregister).
• Citizens from Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland) are entitled to coverage of medical expenses in cases where medical condition necessitates immediate treatment. It is important to register with the Population Registry (Folkeregister) if you will be living in Norway for more than 6 months.
• Citizens from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are entitled to coverage of medical expenses in cases where medical condition necessitates immediate treatment. Present your valid passport when seeking treatment.
• Citizens from EU/EEA countries, who present the Social Security Form E-111, or new European Health Card, will be given medical treatment in Norway in cases where medical condition necessitates immediate treatment.

Students Medical Centre

This medical centre located at campus in the city, offers emergency medical service and GP doctor to employees and guests of the university in addition to students. Link to more information and for booking an appointment.

The regular GP

The regular GP scheme gives all Norwegian inhabitants the right to have a general practitioner (GP) as their regular doctor. The regular GP has a duty to prioritise inhabitants on his/her own patient list. The scheme is voluntary. If you do not wish to be included, then you must find your own general practitioner to go to yourself. If you are not enrolled in the regular GP scheme, you will have to pay a higher patient’s charge when you consult a GP. Read more about the regular GP Scheme.
NB: You cannot sign up on the regular GP scheme with a D-number, you need the regular id-number.

Emergency Clinic in Bergen

In an emergency, you can go to the nearest Emergency Clinic (Legevakt).
You can also come here in case of psychiatric emergency.

Bergen Emergency Clinic (Bergen Legevakt) is open 24 hours. Address: Vestre Strømkaien 19. Tel. 55568760.

Dental Care
The Public Dental Care Service provides free services for children up to the age of 20. Dental care for adults is mainly private.

For dental emergencies after working hours contact Bergen Kommune Tannlegevakt, Vestre Strømkaien 19. The clinic can also be contacted by phone on 55568717.

Opening hours on weekdays from 18.00-20.30 and from 15.30-20.30 on weekends and holidays.

More information about  Helth and Health System of Norway

Euraxess, Norway

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