​This presupposes that your employer pays employer's National Insurance contributions to Norway. You retain your mandatory membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme during your temporary period of work abroad and will be entitled to reimbursement for medical expenses from Norway. Read more about working abroad at the website of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV).

Dependent spouses and children or dependent cohabitants with joint children will have the same health care entitlements as yourself in the country in which you are working.

Your rights to health care services abroad depend on your membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme. NAV Social Insurance and Contributions determines whether you have the right to membership in the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme when you are working outside of Norway.

​In some countries, the authorities may require you to have confirmation of your entitlement to healthcare in order to grant you a visa or residence permit.  Helfo can send you confirmation of your healthcare entitlements during your stay outside the EU/EEA.

Send in the form

to Helfo, Postboks 2415, 3104 Tønsberg

​If you require health care services during your period of work, your employer can pay for the treatment and then afterwards apply to Helfo (Norwegian Health Economics Administration) for reimbursement. It makes no difference if you use the public or private health care system.

Posted workers outside the EU/EEA have the right to extended benefits. Expenses for necessary hospital stays and hospital treatment are fully covered.

Coverage is provided for 75% of the necessary expenses for:

• medical assistance
• radiological examination and treatment
• tests and examinations by medical laboratories
• psychological assistance
• physical therapy
• dental assistance for illness, except for orthodontic treatment

​You may receive coverage for travel expenses to the nearest medical practitioner. If you have documented the need for a travel companion, the travel expenses for this person may also be covered.

The application must contain:

• necessary original documentation relating to state of health, examinations and any treatment
• documentation of the types of treatments carried out
• original and legible receipts for all expenses
• documentation that the expenses have been paid

Send in  

enclosing the required documentation, to Helfo. This must be done within six months from each treatment date. The employer must complete item 4 on the application form if they have covered the expenses.

Send the application to: Helfo, Postboks 2415, 3104 Tønsberg

NB!  If you are filling out this form on behalf of a child under the age of 16, be aware that it is the child's personal information that is to be entered. However, the parent/guardian must sign the form.

To fill out the form:

• Use a black or dark blue pen.
• Use the form as the front, with attachments/receipts behind.
• Attachments/receipts are to be enclosed using paper clips. Do not use glue, tape or staples.
• Please include your signature.

Separate rules apply for being entitled to an exemption card as a posted worker.