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elissam
  3/16/2014 04:00 EST

Hi,
My husband has been offered a job in Stavanger which we've been waiting on for over 6 months (we are Australians in Perth at present). We are hoping to accept and move with our 18mth old daughter in May/June. I am currently 12wks pregnant and will have the baby in Norway in September. I am wondering what/if any costs will be incurred in having the baby, especially since my husband will have only been working on his local Norwegian contract/paying taxes for about 4mths before the baby is due (and I won't have worked at all). Will we be eligible to claim the free health cover or will we have to pay? If we have to pay, does anyone know the costs involved? Any information/advice very helpful thanks!

Tazzbaby
  3/16/2014 09:24 EST

As far as I know, you will be covered totally free for prenatal and birthing as far as medical goes, but I don't think you will qualify for the cash benefit entiteling Norwegians to get what they may need for the baby. But the child will have Norwegian citizenship as well as Australian due to being born here. Goodluck on your move here, I love Norway and I'm from the US.

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jtsveigdalen
  3/16/2014 10:05 EST

I believe Tazz is right about the cost. Any out of pocket should be negligible if you have a person number.

This is information on citizenship. http://www.udi.no/Norwegian-Directorate-of-Immigration/Central-topics/Citizenship-/Citizenship-for-children/

elissam
  3/17/2014 07:43 EST

Thanks for the info, good news! I will look into the citizenship too.

gersham
  3/1/2015 22:19 EST

I live in Stavanger. Spending a year or two here may be an interesting experience if you can handle the culture, but I highly advise against either bringing in children from abroad or having children here, at least thoroughly research first the hazzards you may be confronted with, these pages may be a good place to start:

https://www.google.ca/#q=norway%20barnevernet

http://forum.r-b-v.net/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=7035&sid=ded46919c352a27cb3017d21957da986

http://www.mhskanland.net/page10/page141/page141.html

http://www.pravasitoday.com/norwegian-child-protection-hits-immigrants-hard-aage-simonsen

Also, from own experience and from friends who have had personal experience with the Norwegian health care system, I'd advise caution.

This guy's impression matches mine:

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=it&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fonarki.no%2Fblogg%2F2014%2F04%2Fen-liten-statusrapport%2F&edit-text=

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