
Employees from the EU/EEA or Switzerland who work in Norway but do not live here
Read about which health rights you as an employee have when you work in Norway and live in another EU / EEA country or Switzerland.
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Are you an employee or posted worker living in another EU / EEA country? Or are you a pensioner living in another country with pension from Norway? Then you might be entitled to certificate S1 (previously form E106, E109 and E121).
Illustration: Morten Rakke / Helfo
Certificate S1 documents your entitlement to essential provided by the national health service in your country of residence. On this page you will find an overview of who may be entitled to S1.
If you work in Norway and live in another EU / EEA country or Switzerland, you will normally be covered for your healthcare in both Norway and the country in which you live.
If you as a pensioner have moved to another EU / EEA country or Switzerland, you will normally be covered for your healthcare in the country in which you live.
If you are a posted worker in another EU / EEA country or Switzerland, you will normally be covered for your healthcare in the country in which you work.
Family members that you support and who live in another EU / EEA country (or in Switzerland) than you, will also have the right to be covered for your healthcare.
You are normally considered to live where you have your immediate family, ie spouse, cohabitant and / or children.
Read more in step 2 on how to apply for certificate S1 for family members.
Illustration: Morten Rakke / Helfo
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Last updated Friday, February 5, 2021