Bank account for international students - Kunnskapsbasen
Bank account for international students
Information for international students who wish to open a bank account in a Norwegian bank.
Topic page for new international students
Students staying for more than 6 months
For students with a valid residence permit for more than 6 months - and who are staying in Norway for more than 6 months:
- In order to open a bank account in Norway you need a national ID number.
- ID numbers are issued by the National Population Register.
- After receiving your ID number, you can open a bank account.
Students staying for less than 6 months
Students staying in Norway for less than 6 months, and who will not have income, are not eligible for a bank account in Norway.
If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen your deposit money will be put on a cash card. See more under Deposit account for international students.
(EEA = European Economic Area)