Move To Norway, Work, Study in Norway
Immigration information:
http://www.udi.no
Applying for a work permit
(arbeidstillatelse) (in English):
http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=4479
Application forms and instructions in a number of languages.
Homepage of UtlendingsDirektoratet: (Nor) http://www.udi.no/
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration: (Eng)
http://www.udi.no/default.aspx?id=2112
Information for newcomers to Norway:
http://www.nyinorge.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?C=426&D=1&I=0
Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration:
http://www.nav.no/page?id=805312736 (Eng)
http://www.nav.no/ (Nor)
EURES (European Employment Services):(Eng)
http://ec.europa.eu/eures/home.jsp?lang=en - Job search.
Job Search -
http://www.tu.no/jobb/
http://www.finn.no/
http://deltidsjobb.no
http://www.monster.no/ - especially for Oslo area.
http://www.manpower.no
http://www.tem-team.no
http://www.xtra.no
http://www.proffice.no
http://www.onoffbemanning.no
http://www.kellyservices.no
http://www.zett.no
http://www.escapeartist.com/norway/norway5.htm - Moving to Norway, Job Resources
http://www.velkommenoslo.no/english/ - Welcome to Norway - job, language information
Norwegian language and training for refugees/immigrants: http://www.velkommenoslo.no/english/norwegian/norwegian_language_and_training.htm
They offer both fee and non-fee (for refugee, asylum seekers etc..) course but closed during summer.
http://www.kvasir.no/ - Click on jobbsøk for work in Oslo
http://www.atlantis-u.no/index.html - Information about working in Norway and other countries.
http://www.internasjonaldugnad.org/ - Civil service dept of dugnads.
http://www.hostels.com/no.html/ - (Eng)Find a hostel in Norway
Discussion group for English speakers moving to or living in
Sørlandet (Kristiandsand, Lillesand, Grimstad, Arendal, etc) Norway.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorlandet_expats/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2149195.stm
Norway - the best place to live in the world - Read world figures on best
and worst, life expectancy, income, literacy.
"Is Norway really the greatest place on earth?" - article
http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2002/08/01/344883.html
Article on Cost of living:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2632789.ece
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1891543.ece
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article891511.ece
married, samboer, refugees, asylum seekers?? rights to free classes?
http://www.velkommenoslo.no/norskopplaering_og_kvalifisering/rett_og_plikt.htm
and in English:
http://www.velkommenoslo.no/english/norwegian/norwegian_language_and_training.htm
Study in Norway:
http://www.studyinnorway.no/
Tuition, Scholarships:
http://www.studyinnorway.no/sn/Tuition-Scholarships
http://www.norway.org/education/studyinnorway/studyinnorway.htm (US site)
Higher study in Norway: (Eng)
http://www.varsityadmission.com/Foreign/Country/Norway/
http://www.studyabroad.com/norway.html
http://www.eastchance.com/index.asp -
University Scholarships, conferences, jobs, courses, summer courses, etc.
USA, Europe, etc. Also: Write a CV/Resume, Write a motivation letter , Prepare your trip abroad, Write a structured essay,
Prepare for an interview, Write a cover letter, Write a research essay , Write a recommendation letter , Apply for a scholarship
http://www.eastchance.com/howto/cv-index.asp Info on writing a CV (resume)
Center for International Cooperation in Higher Education:
http://siu.no/ (Nor)
http://siu.no/en (Eng)
For cheap accomodation, usually student housings are. Here are the links where yo can check it out.
http://www.ankerhostel.no/
http://www.oslohostel.com/
http://www.haraldsheim.oslo.no/
ankerhotels are bit expensive.
try here http://www.sio.no
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration:
http://www.udi.no
if you have a univ degree, call your closest norwegian consulate or embassy and they will advise you
...tell you the forms to fill out....generally, if you have a degree you can come in on a specialist visa
and have 3 months to line up a job. The employer has to fill in another form, with their details and
expected salary etc. thats a start....it is renewed annually.....
In order to be given permission to work in norway, for example, you'll need to be in their "positive" list
http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=7362
I think the best way of getting a job there is to be a "Skilled worker/specialist", defined by them as:
"*Skilled workers/specialists are persons who have specialist training in a particular field or have special
qualifications needed in Norway. Specialist training means vocational training equivalent to at least three
years of further education, or a university degree. Special qualifications are skills acquired through practical
work experience, possibly in combination with a certain amount of training*."
more info at: http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=4479
http://udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=4657
Information for doctors with a foreign medical degree, from the University of Oslo website:
http://www.med.uio.no/studier/utenlandsmed/orienteringer/english.html
Interested in working in Norway in Health:
small course: http://www.hf.uio.no/iln/studier/evu/norskkurs/helsenorsk
og - http://www.hf.uio.no/iln/studier/evu/norskkurs/medvoice
Work at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
http://www.niva.no/symfoni/infoportal/portenglish.nsf
Also try the universities around Oslo. The university of Oslo's main reseach page is:
http://www.uio.no/english/research/
the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), which is based in Ås (down the fjord from Oslo) at:
http://www.umb.no/1175
contact New to Oslo groups , http://www.velkommenoslo.no/english/new_in_oslo/new_in_oslo.htm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_To_Oslo/
PREPARING A RESUME OR CV: Search "CV' on google.no.
http://www.aftenposten.no/forbruker/jobbogstudier/jobb/article1136926.ece
http://forbruker.no/jobbogstudier/jobb/article1136926.ece (same article)
and a template for a Norwegian CV here: http://www.studenttorget.no/filer/europeisk_cv_mal.doc
if you are not comfortable writing in Norwegian, use English. A bad CV / cover letter in Norwegian is much worse than using only English.
Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV)
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+CV/navigate.action
http://www.nav.no Type CV in 'Søk'
http://www.karrieremagasinet.no/ Vil du skrive en god CV og søknad?
http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2004/03/02/392360.html Skriv en god CV
http://www.eastchance.com/howto/cv-index.asp Info on writing a CV (resume)
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