Applying as a nurse in Norway, anyone else?

r.u.serius · Mar 17, 2011

hi i just received a letter from safh, how & where did you pay the processing fee for safh? thank you:)

Hello! You can pay bay bank transfer or if you know anyone in Norway, they can pay the "giro" from there which is alot quicker...

r.u.serius · Mar 17, 2011

I don't think they will give hjelpeplier autorisasjon anymore. I just don't know why:lol2: they gave me Helsefagarbeider.

Hi again Karen. Are you a RN in the Philippines? Maybe they change the rules. well thats not good :idea:

I know one filipina who left to Norway right after graduation and was issued a Hjelpepleier autorisasjon and she is now working as one in Namsos. Helsefagarbeider is the lowest rank. If they issued you a Hjelpepleier autorisasjon, you need to go under some sort of a "bridging program" to become a RN in Norway, then what more if they issue you a Helsefagarbeider certificate :eek: then you might start from scratch to become a RN :eek:

auspicious_princess · Mar 18, 2011

hi i just received a letter from safh, how & where did you pay the processing fee for safh? thank you:)

hi! actually, i let my aunt read letter and pay the fee via credit card because i can't read the letter SAFH sent me. i scanned the letter/document, send it to her and from there she did it herself and i was told that she paid the amount and just wait for the safh certification. :)

r.u.serius · Mar 18, 2011

hi! actually, i let my aunt read letter and pay the fee via credit card because i can't read the letter SAFH sent me. i scanned the letter/document, send it to her and from there she did it herself and i was told that she paid the amount and just wait for the safh certification. :)

You cant pay the fee at the SAFH website. What you got is a faktura (BILL)... the number on that bill was used by your aunt to do the bank transfer.

auspicious_princess · Mar 18, 2011

or if you know someone living in norway, you can ask them to pay the fee for a much faster transaction.

glamorousme · Mar 19, 2011

Hi r.u.serius! Do you think it will be easy to get a hjelpepleier job in Norway if I will apply as a student visa or it will take a long time? I am filipina here in Denmark.

How about this lady that has a husband in norway that assist in getting jobs for their students, are they legitimate? Do you guys know if the person they claimed that they helped to go to norway been successful there? Are they really true? Thank you!

spider_arn · Apr 5, 2011

Hi..

What are Nursing Credentials? Give me examples pls... this is for Norway...

thanks

auspicious_princess · Apr 5, 2011

You cant pay the fee at the SAFH website. What you got is a faktura (BILL)... the number on that bill was used by your aunt to do the bank transfer.

that was it. i stand corrected. thanks! r.u.serius :)

r.u.serius · May 6, 2011

Hi r.u.serius! Do you think it will be easy to get a hjelpepleier job in Norway if I will apply as a student visa or it will take a long time? I am filipina here in Denmark.
How about this lady that has a husband in norway that assist in getting jobs for their students, are they legitimate? Do you guys know if the person they claimed that they helped to go to norway been successful there? Are they really true? Thank you!

Hi. All you need is the website http://www.safh.no

And as for jobs, you just need to cross the border (ferry) and go to Kristiansand and look for jobs there. Search google for job openings in kristiansand, since you most probably know dansk you'll understadn norsk. goodluck!

ilovejpoa · May 16, 2011

hi r.u. serius! i just passed the local boards and i'm really having a hard time finding a job. is the norway application commendable to newly registered nurses without hospital experience? thank you very much for your future feedback.. :confused: :nurse: :smokin:

r.u.serius · May 16, 2011

hi r.u. serius! i just passed the local boards and i'm really having a hard time finding a job. is the norway application commendable to newly registered nurses without hospital experience? thank you very much for your future feedback..

Hi there! I had my assessment in 2006. And I believe that rules changed already re: assessment. I remember applying for RN eligibility last 2006, they greatly emphasized on my job experience because I think that is a additional point for the assessment, for how many years it needs? I dont know. I remember sending the SAFH my 1 year clinical nurse-experience post registration. Even with that I was found ineligible for a License... There is no National Exam to be a nurse in Norway. I was instructed to do the bridging. It varies of course. I needed to do 8 weeks practice in Psychiatry and 8 weeks in a Home for the Aged. But before you start those practices required, you have to be enrolled to a University. I was enrolled at the Stavanger University and did a 3-week Nasjonalefag kurs. Thats costs 2500 kroner that time.

It will costs alot of your time and money if you dont know anyone in Norway who is willing to accomodate you. My time frame for a new applicant could be from 1 year to 2 years. It is a non english speaking country and 0% corruption :yeah: so jobs under-the-table is very rare.......

r.u.serius · May 16, 2011

Hi there! I had my assessment in 2006. And I believe that rules changed already re: assessment. I remember applying for RN eligibility last 2006, they greatly emphasized on my job experience because I think that is a additional point for the assessment, for how many years it needs? I dont know. I remember sending the SAFH my 1 year clinical nurse-experience post registration. Even with that I was found ineligible for a License... There is no National Exam to be a nurse in Norway. I was instructed to do the bridging. It varies of course. I needed to do 8 weeks practice in Psychiatry and 8 weeks in a Home for the Aged. But before you start those practices required, you have to be enrolled to a University. I was enrolled at the Stavanger University and did a 3-week Nasjonalefag kurs. Thats costs 2500 kroner that time.
It will costs alot of your time and money if you dont know anyone in Norway who is willing to accomodate you. My time frame for a new applicant could be from 1 year to 2 years. It is a non english speaking country and 0% corruption so jobs under-the-table is very rare.......

I forgot to say that the Universities needs you to be fluent in Norsk to do the bridging. You need a certificate of fluency. :)