1. Student information 14th of August 2019
Miriam Øverli
Hege Sollied-Aamodt
Immigration office
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2. Location: Stakkevollveien 9
The police station is located between UiT and the city center
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3. Appointments
All students need to make an appointment at the police station. There is no drop-in.
UDI's letter states that you need to meet at the police station within 7 days. This is not possible. Just make the first available appointment through the application portal.
Neither the police nor the UiT can assist you in making an appointment. The exceptions are applications from a few embassies, where the police will have to assist you to make the booking. You will have to get in touch with us via or telephone:
Telephone: (09:00 – 14:30)
Mail:
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4. Citizens from outside the EU/EEA
You need to make an appointment, and come to the police station to have your picture and fingerprints taken, in order to get a residence card
Log on to and make a "following up"- appointment with the police in Tromsø
When you meet for the appointment, you have to bring:
Your letter of admission
Your passport
Your address in Tromsø (remember your postal code)
The housing code.
The police will give notice to the Tax Administration that you need a national ID number. This will be sent to you by post.
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6. Citizens from outside the EU/EEA
Residence card – maximum 10 days delivery
Remember to mark your post box with your name
Renewal of permit: Three months before your permit expires, you should register your application form on the Application Portal, and book an appointment. There may be several weeks waiting time.
No later than one month before your permit expires you must go to the police and hand in your documents. The application will not be submitted until you have done this.
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7. Citizens from outside the EU/EEA
You are entitled to work up to 20h/week, and full time during ordinary holidays
The police can, and will, check the numbers of hours you are working
If you work, you need to pay tax
A tax deduction card is issued by the local tax office
If you come from a country with a high risk of tuberculosis, the health authorities will contact you for a test, after your appointment with the police. If you agree, the police will provide the health authorities with your -adress.
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8. Citizens of EU/EEA
It is important to make a registration at before you meet at the police station
The registration is free of charge
At the end of the registration process you need to make an appointment with the police
The police will not be able to help you if the registration (on internet) is missing when you meet at the police station
Bring the required documents when you meet at your appointment
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10. Citizens of EU/EEA
You need to bring the following documents to the police station:
Your letter of admission
Your passport or your ID card
Your address in Tromsø (remember your postal code)
Your European Health Insurance Card, or private medical insurance
You will get a registration certificate from the police, if you have the necessary documents
EU/EEA nationals have to meet with the Tax Administration in order to obtain a D-number or a national ID number
Note: If you are planning to stay in Norway for less than 3 months, you do not have to make a registration, and you do not have to meet at the police station
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11. Citizens of EU/EEA
You are entitled to work, but the main purpose of your stay is to study
If you work, you need to pay tax
A tax deduction card is issued by the local tax office
If you come from a country with a high risk of tuberculosis, the health authorities will contact you for a test, after your appointment with the police
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12. Nordic citizens
Nordic citizens do not need to meet at the police station
You need to contact the tax office to update your address
You are entitled to work
If you work, you need to pay tax
A tax deduction card is issued by the local tax office
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13. Summary Everyone has to make an appointment at the police station
It is not possible to drop in
When you come to the police station, please wait at the ground floor. You will be called by your name
Please bring:
Your letter of admission, or a letter from UDI
Your passport or your ID card
Your address in Tromsø (remember your postal code)
Your European Health Insurance Card, or private medical insurance
Remember to mark your post box with your name
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14. Welcome to Tromsø 
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