Residence permit for medical treatment

NorwayMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This route covers medical treatment in Norway lasting more than 90 days for citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA; the patient must apply for a residence permit in advance, based on an offer of medical treatment from an institution in Norway, and a person who needs to accompany the patient can also be granted such a permit.

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https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
If you plan to travel to Norway to receive medical treatment over a period of more than 90 days, you must apply for a residence permit in advance. If you need someone to accompany you, he or she can also be granted such a residence permit.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
You must have received an offer of medical treatment from an institution in Norway offering medical treatment.

What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The applicant needs an offer of medical treatment from an institution in Norway offering medical treatment, and confirmation from the hospital/outpatient clinic that the treatment will not have a negative impact on the health services provided to patients living in Norway.

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Limits of the record

Captured page carries a citizenship selector ('Please choose your citizenship...'); text read without a citizenship selected.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
You must have received an offer of medical treatment from an institution in Norway offering medical treatment.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
The hospital / outpatient clinic must confirm that your treatment will not have a negative impact on the health services provided to patients living in Norway.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Treatment costs must be paid with the applicant's own money or public funds from the home country. The official source does not state how living costs or insurance must be shown.

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Limits of the record

Living-cost and insurance requirements not stated on the captured page.
Captured page carries a citizenship selector ('Please choose your citizenship...'); text read without a citizenship selected.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
You must pay for the medical treatment using your own money or public funds from your home country.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Yes: if the patient needs someone to accompany them, that person can also be granted such a residence permit.

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Limits of the record

Companion eligibility and conditions not described.
Captured page carries a citizenship selector ('Please choose your citizenship...'); text read without a citizenship selected.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
If you need someone to accompany you, he or she can also be granted such a residence permit.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

Such residence permits can be granted for a total of one year maximum; it must be likely that the treatment will not take more than one year and that the patient will leave Norway when the permit expires.

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Limits of the record

Captured page carries a citizenship selector ('Please choose your citizenship...'); text read without a citizenship selected.

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
Such residence permits can only be granted for a total of one year maximum.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
It must be likely that the treatment will not take more than one year.
https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/medical-treatment-for-citizens-of-countries-outside-the-eueea-area/
If must be likely that you will leave Norway when your residence permit expires.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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Residence permit for medical treatment

What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

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