Asylum seekers are entitled to healthcare from the time they arrive in Norway and request asylum. All health personnel in Norway are bound by a duty of confidentiality and may not disclose information about you to others.
What is your situation?
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I have applied for protection (asylum) or have already been granted protection (asylum)
Your rights
- You are entitled to the same healthcare as everyone who lives in Norway, for example doctor's appointments, hospital treatment and some types of medicine. The right to healthcare applies from the day you arrive in Norway and ask for protection (asylum).
- You can have a regular GP (fastlege). That means that you can visit the same doctor every time. You can call the Regular GP Line (Fastlegetelefonen) at 810 59 500.
How to contact a doctor
- If you are in need of healthcare, contact a doctor in the place where you live. If you need emergency healthcare, you can contact the emergency and accident department. Call 116 117 to get in touch with your nearest emergency and accident department.
- If you need help to make an appointment or transportation to the doctor, you can ask the people running the place where you are staying.
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My appeal has been rejected by UNE
If you are over the age of 18, you are entitled to
- Emergency care and healthcare that is absolutely essential and cannot wait.
- If you are pregnant, you are entitled to care during pregnancy and postnatal care or, if relefant, to an abortion.
- Treatment if you have an infectious disease that poses a risk to others.
- Vaccination if you are at risk of being infected with an infectious disease that poses a risk to others.
How to contact a doctor
Contact a doctor or the emergency and accident department in the place where you live if you are in need of emergency healthcare or healthcare that is absolutely essential and cannot wait.
If you are a child under the age of 18, you are entitled to
- You are entitled to the same health and care services as all children who live in Norway, for example doctor's appointments, hospital treatment or public health nurse services, vaccinations and some types of medicine.
- You cannot be registered with a regular GP (fastlege).
How to contact a doctor
- If you are in need of healthcare, contact a doctor or the emergency and accident department in the place where you live. You can ask the staff at the asylum reception centre to help you to make an appointment.
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I am pregnant
Information in multiple languages for those who are pregnant and applying for protection in Norway (choose language):
Er du gravid og søker asyl (norsk) (pdf, 875 kB)
(arabisk) (pdf, 887 kB) هل أنت حامل وتطلبين اللجوء؟
Are you pregnant and seeking asylum? (English) (pdf, 875 kB)
Ati ulfa taate kolugaltumma nama gaafatu dha? (oromo) (pdf, 876 kB)
Miyaad uur leedahey oo magangelyo codsaneysaa? (somali) (pdf, 875 kB)