

AuNordDuMonde
French °µÍø½ûÇø in Norway
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About me
French
Lives in Oslo
Speaks French, English, Norwegian, German
Registration: 09 August 2010
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Getting Credit Cards in Norway by umairbz
Hi Guys (and Girls), I have recently received my D number so I can now open a bank account. Most of the people I know have an account with DNB because it has an English website probably. I want to open an account with a bank who can issue me a ...

DnB is making the rules much stricter these days. I got my credit card from them when I arrived here. Other banks like Nordea may be more flexible Read More


Jobs in FINANCe by Misty147
Hi All, I have moved to Norway almost 2 years ago from Malta. I have bachelor (Hons) in Accounts and Management and have been looking for appropriate job since I moved here. I have found it hard to get a job mainly because of the language. I hope ...

Still, even if some job postings on Linkedin are in English, Norwegian remains an import requirement for jobs in Finance and accounting. The best would be to learn Norwegian, especially since you live here :) Read More


Buying a car and driving it home by propperbo66
Hi all, I've recently relocated to the north of Norway and I've seen a motorhome further south in Stavanger I quite like. If I was to wanting to drive it home, how does the insurance work? Back in the UK you can buy temporary insurance and ...

You can try to convince the seller to keep his insurance valid for a couple of days so you can bring back the vehicle but this is unlikely as he will take a risk with his premium in case something happen. Otherwise you call your insurance when you ... Read More


Info about paying tax for shipping belonging by thuylink2807
Hi, I'm gonna to Gjøvik for my grad degree and I want to ship my belonging including clothes, shoes, books, linen, blanket via transporting service from my home country. They're all used items but I am not sure whether I have to pay ...

There is no tax for second hand / used belonging except for certain specific items like alcohol, TV, you can find on www.toll.no, the list of such products Read More


St. Olav's Way by FemkeMS
Hi, My name is Femke, 36 years old and I'm new here :top: All my life I have a weakness for Norway. Lucky for me my husband as well. We've been there twice in one year, in the summer and winter. This was a few years back in the southern ...

Lots of spam you got as answers it seems ... Anyway, you have the choice to camp along the road as many do, or here you have a lot of suggestions for accomodations http://pilegrimsleden.no/en/plan/overnattingssteder Some are expensive, some are ... Read More


Software Engineering offer from Norwegian multinational by b0g
Hi guys, I received an offer from a Norwegian multinational for a software engineering position of just over 500k/annum. I only have a couple of years of experience and now graduating from my MSc in Stockholm. The employer mentions benefits such ...

Hi, please note that any reimbursement of expenses such as phone etc are subjected to income tax. Sometimes it might be better to pay your own expenses.In most of the case the benefits you get are still much higher than the tax cost. As for the OP ... Read More


Employee Dismissal in Norway by tskywalker
Just today I have been asked by my manager to choose between voluntarily resign or to be dismissed because the company is not doing so well and they want to invest the cost on another area of human resource. Not a nice thing to go through, but I ...

There is no real advantage of resigning, you should take the package they will have to offer for your dismissal. Although the money may not be so big,depending on your tenure, it is still something. There should be also a proper process in deciding ... Read More


Need wheel chair in Oslo. Where can i get that? by Amit Pawar
Hi folks, My parents are coming to Oslo next month on tourist visa and they will be staying here for 6 weeks. My mother has severe ache problem in her toes and she need to take rest after every walk of 10mins. I would like to know from where can ...

you should find wheelchair for rent or maybe as a free loan there: http://www.hjelpemiddelsentralen.no/hjelpemiddelsentralen/ Read More


Civil Ceremony Officiant in Oslo by maravella1
hello folks, After a good week of research and phone calls to Oslo courts and CityHall I am reaching out here hoping you can provide some help. I am a Canadian getting married in Oslo in September at a friend's garden and desperately looking ...

From what they write on their website, it seems they indeed only do that at the courthouse in Oslo http://www.domstol.no/no/Enkelt-domstol/Oslo-byfogdembete/Vigsler/Om-borgerlig-vigsel/ But have you tried just contacting a wedding planner and ... Read More


Difference between public schools and private schools by Manish_Sejwal
Hi All, This is Manish from India. I would be moving soon to Norway to work for an oil company in the trading department. Want to connect with few people who can help me out answering few questions regarding relocation to norway for ...

Here your kid would go to a kindergarten, which is not a school. It's more a day care so you can't think of it having a curriculum like what you would see in India or some other countries. They just play and have fun. You will find the ... Read More


moving in norway by sheena02
hello everyone. im new here. just wanna ask, you guys might help me. me and my boyfriend were planning to get married in norway so i am now applying for a fiance visa. so ahhm, after the wedding, do i need to i need to apply for another visa to a ...

If you are from outside the EU, a residence permit in the EU does not give you the possibility to move to Norway, if you have to apply for residence the normal way Read More


B&B business: self-employed is... by Dharma Antar
Thank you for you considering my question! I am in South Korea and have a plan to run B&B in Norway. Which category of business do I have to establish? I want to have a residence permit doing B&B , Is it possible for this business ...

Getting the visa on this type of business will be a bit complicated, if not impossible. There are also a set of rules/laws regarding B&B and it is not easy to rent and then sub-rent for this purpose. The tax law in this area is rather ... Read More


cheap/affordable online baby store by sol368
hi! Does anyone knows shopping center/online store offers cheap or affordable clothes for infant or baby? Thanks a lot.

I am not sure you will find anything really cheap or affordable over here :) However, that shop, lilleprinsen.no, usually ha things around 30% cheaper at what you find in the regular shops around the city, at least based on my experience. Read More


Healthcare in Norway by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Norway ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Norway? Thanks in advance for sharing your ...

Just to add on the fees, you pay per year the first 2 670 NOK of medical expense, after all is free except most medications that are not covered by system. Dental care is not covered at all. In case of pregnancy, everything is free. Read More


Student's life related questions by sezarsaman
Hi everyone! I've some common questions about living as student in Oslo! Firstly let me introduce myself a bit! I'm a senior web developer and programmer who wants to keep up studying at UIO in "Design,use and interaction" master ...

Looking in google with the jeywords like best studenthus oslo will bring you a wealth of forum. google translate can help for the Norwegian. No I don't work in this branch :) Read More