Checklist for new international students
As a new international students at UiB, you are required to complete several obligatory registrations and formalities.
Content
1. Register as a student → 2. Pay the semester fee → 3. Create your UiB user account → 4. Download the Student ID App → 5. Obtain your student card → 6. Register with the police → 7. Norwegian ID number → 8. Sign up for a Tuberculosis test → 9. Refund from the Student Deposit Account → 10. Sign up for Tandem Language Learning
1. Register as a StudentAll students must register at Studentweb at the beginning of each semester. You use the UiB registration numbers sent directly to your personal email. Studentweb is also where you sign up for classes and exams and find payment information (see step 2). Who: All students |
2. Pay the Semester FeeMost students need to pay the semester fee, currently NOK 590 per semester. The exception is exchange students coming through an exchange agreement with a partner university. Who: All students, except exchange students |
3. Create Your UiB User AccountYou can go ahead and create a user account as soon as you have registered for the semester on Studentweb. You need the UiB registration numbers sent directly to your personal email. Who: All students |
4. Download the Student ID AppUiB's student ID app is your semester receipt that confirms that you are a UiB student for the current semester. Who: All students When: As soon as possible after you have opened the UiB user account |
5. Obtain Your Student CardWho: All students |
6. Register with the PoliceWho: All students staying in Norway for more than three months (Exemption: Citizens from Nordic countries) |
7. Norwegian ID NumberThe Norwegian ID number is an 11 digit personal identifier, issued by the Tax Administration office (Skatteetaten). Who: All students staying in Norway for more than six months |
8. Sign up for a Tuberculosis testStudents from countries with a high occurrence of tuberculosis are obliged to undergo tuberculosis testing if they are staying longer than three months in Norway. The test is carried out through chest x-rays. Who: Students from some countries staying for more than three months, follow the link below |
9. Ask for refund from Student Deposit AccountYou must contact the student welfare organisation Sammen for a refund of the funds you have transferred for visa/study permit purposes. Who: All students from outside EU/EEA who have transferred money to Sammen's deposit account |
10. Tandem Language Learning (optional)UiB offers language learning in our language exchange programme Tandem. Who: All UiB students |
