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If you started living in Norway before 1 January 2021, your rights to access healthcare in Norway will stay the same for as long as you remain resident.

This guidance explains what you need to do in Norway depending on your circumstances.

Anyone registered as a resident in Norway has a right to access the Norwegian state healthcare system.

State healthcare in Norway is not completely free. Healthcare costs are covered by both the state and through patient contributions (user fees).

UK nationals usually access the Norwegian healthcare system (called ) in one of these ways:

• registering a UK-issued S1 form with the National Insurance Scheme (see 鈥楿K-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Norway鈥� below)
• making contributions to the National Insurance Scheme through their employer or as a self-employed person
• using a GHIC or EHIC for temporary stays when studying, or as a 鈥榩osted鈥� (detached) worker
• taking out private health insurance

Healthcare if you live and work in Norway

If you are planning on moving to Norway, see the guidance on Living in Norway for more information about visa and residency requirements.

You must register as a resident if you鈥檙e living in Norway for more than 3 months.

Once you鈥檙e a resident, you鈥檙e entitled to state healthcare on the same basis as a Norwegian citizen.

If you鈥檙e employed or self-employed, you鈥檒l make contributions to the .

Once you鈥檙e a resident, you may also be entitled to a Norwegian EHIC for travel.

How to register for healthcare

You first need to register as a resident in Norway. You鈥檒l receive a Norwegian ID number. This is the same number you鈥檒l use for healthcare access.

If you鈥檙e employed, your employer will sign you up to the National Insurance Scheme automatically. You鈥檒l make contributions through your payroll.

If you鈥檙e self-employed, you first need to (website in Norwegian). You can then sign up to the .

Once you鈥檝e joined, you鈥檒l be able to access healthcare services through the Norwegian state healthcare system, .

Give your Norwegian ID number when you register with a GP and each time you have an appointment.

To be referred to a specialist you need to see your GP first.

How much you鈥檒l pay

State healthcare in Norway is not completely free. You may have to pay some of the cost of any treatment.

If you鈥檙e a hospital inpatient, treatment is free. There are charges for outpatient treatment.

If you have an occupational health injury, Helfo may cover the full cost of your treatment.

Dentists and dental hygienist fees will vary as they can set their own prices.

Once you鈥檝e spent a certain amount on state healthcare in a calendar year, you can get an .

Your exemption card means the National Insurance Scheme will cover most of your user fees for the rest of the calendar year.

If your UK employer has sent you to Norway temporarily (鈥榩osted workers鈥�)

A posted worker, also known as a detached worker, is someone employed or self-employed in the UK, but temporarily sent to a European Economic Area (EEA) country.

You can use your GHIC, EHIC or registered S1 form to access healthcare in Norway on the same basis as a Norwegian citizen.

HMRC has a helpline for National Insurance enquiries from non-UK residents. They can answer questions about posted worker status and explain which documents you will need to get healthcare while posted.

UK-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Norway

There鈥檚 different guidance if you have an S1 as a posted worker (see 鈥業f your UK employer has sent you to Norway temporarily (鈥榩osted workers鈥�)鈥� above).

You may be entitled to state healthcare paid for by the UK if you鈥檙e a Norwegian resident and receive either:

• a UK State Pension
• some other 鈥榚xportable benefits鈥�

You may also be entitled to an S1 form if you鈥檙e a frontier worker (someone who works in one state and lives in another). You must contact HMRC National Insurance enquiries to find out if you鈥檙e eligible.

Once you have an S1 form, you must register it on the Norwegian system.

This will mean you and your dependants will be entitled to healthcare in Norway on the same basis as a Norwegian citizen.

You鈥檒l also get:

• a UK-issued GHIC or EHIC for travel
• planned treatments in the EEA

You can find out more about and the rules on on the NHS website.

Dependants and family members may be classified differently in Norway than the UK.

Check with the local authorities when you register your S1 form.

How to get an S1 form

If you have a UK State Pension or another qualifying exportable benefit, you must request an application form by phone from NHS Overseas Healthcare Services (see contact details above).

How to use an S1 form in Norway

You must register your S1 with the Norwegian state healthcare service Helfo. Send your S1 form to:

Give your Norwegian ID number each time you access healthcare. This will prove that you鈥檙e an S1 holder and are entitled to healthcare on the same basis as a Norwegian citizen.

Studying in Norway

You should apply for a Student聽GHIC聽to get medically necessary, state-provided healthcare for the duration of your study period in Norway, whether this is for part or all of your course. This means that you鈥檒l get necessary healthcare services on the same basis as a Norwegian citizen either for free or at a reduced cost.

If you already hold a valid Student聽EHIC聽you can use this until the card expires.

on the NHS website.

Speak to your university for advice.

Getting treatment in the UK

Because the NHS is a residency-based system, under NHS rules UK nationals who move abroad on a permanent basis may lose their entitlement to free NHS healthcare.

If you are a UK national and move to the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, you should not expect to be able to use NHS services for free when visiting the UK unless you have an EHIC, PRC or S2 to show your healthcare costs are funded by the EU country in which you now live or by Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, or another exemption applies.

Some former UK residents do not have to pay for NHS treatment when visiting England. This includes:

• UK war pensioners
• UK government employees
• UK nationals living in the EU on or before 31 December 2020, once they have a registered, UK-issued S1

Read more about using the NHS when you no longer live in the UK (see 鈥楿K nationals who no longer live in the UK鈥� in Healthcare for visitors to the UK from the EU).

If you return to live in the UK, you鈥檒l be able to use the NHS like any other UK resident.

Read more about using the NHS when you return to live in the UK.