Staying less than 90 days
Information to you who are receiving salary from UiB and are having a research stay or short term stay in Norway.
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Nordic and EU/EEA citizens
Registration
You do not have to register with Norwegian immigration authorities if you are staying in Norway for less than 90 days.
You do not need to report a move to Norway for those 90 days.
Tax and ID control
If you receive a salary from the University during your stay, you must apply for a tax deduction card and, as a rule, undergo an ID control. You can book an appointment with the tax administration here.
A couple of weeks after submitting the application for a tax deduction card you can expect to receive a letter from the tax office with your 11-digit temporary Norwegian ID number. You must send this number to the salary office here.
Social security
You will pay taxes to Norway for the social security contribution unless you bring your A1 form that confirms that you are paying social security to another country. This form must be forwarded to the administration at your UiB institute/unit who will notify the salary office at UiB. This form will be send to NAV with your Norwegian ID number attached to it.
Tax return
If you didn't bring your A1 form and therefore you paid social security to Norway, you will have to ammend this in your Tax return on the following year. You will only be able to do so if you are not on the PAYE scheme or by opting out from it. You can read more about the tax system in Norway here.
Non-EU citizens
Registration
You do not have to register with Norwegian immigration authorities if you are staying in Norway for less than 90 days.
There are some countries that need a visa in order to visit Norway for up to 90 days. Check who are not required to have a visa at UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) to see if this applies to you. If you do need a visa, you can find more information on how to apply at UDI and more information about the Schengen Visa at Schengen Visa Info.
As a general rule, you are allowed to stay in Norway (and sometimes the schengen countries) for 90 days in 180 days. Check that you are allowed to stay in schengen if you have been in another country before coming to Norway here.
Tax and ID control
If you receive a salary from the University during your stay, you must apply for a tax deduction card and, as a rule, undergo an ID control. You can book an appointment with the tax administration here.
A couple of weeks after submitting the application for a tax deduction card you can expect to receive a letter from the tax office with your 11-digit temporary Norwegian ID number. You must send this number to the salary office here.
Social security
You will pay taxes to Norway for the social security contribution unless you bring your Certificate of Coverage (CoC) that confirms that you are paying social security to another country. This form must be forwarded to the administration at your UiB institute/unit who will notify the salary office at UiB. This form will be send to NAV with your Norwegian ID number attached to it.
For some countries that don't have a Cerfiticate of Coverage, you will have to pay social security to Norway.
Tax return
If you didn't bring your CoC form and therefore you paid social security to Norway, you will have to ammend this in your Tax return on the following year. You will only be able to do so if you are not on the PAYE scheme or by opting out from it. You can read more about the tax system in Norway here.
