Norwegian Translation of Diplomas, Transcripts and Qualifications for HK-dir, Helsedirektoratet and Admission

HK-dir: generell godkjenning of Georgian degrees

A Georgian university degree used in Norway for employment or for salary grading goes through generell godkjenning at HK-dir (the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, which took over NOKUT's recognition function), which issues a vedtak stating which Norwegian degree level and how many studiepoeng the qualification corresponds to; the application is free and online, and employers and NAV use the vedtak widely. It requires the diploma and karakterutskrift in the original with translations into Norwegian or English by a qualified translator, and HK-dir verifies the diploma with the issuing Georgian university, which can take weeks; HK-dir also runs the UVD procedure for applicants who cannot document their qualifications and the fagskole and vocational recognition routes. We translate the Georgian packet in HK-dir's format, using the terminology Norwegian universities use for the same subjects, and advise on whether Norwegian or English serves you better.

Helsedirektoratet: authorizing Georgian doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists

Healthcare professionals with Georgian qualifications apply to Helsedirektoratet for autorisasjon through the route for education outside the EU/EEA, which involves an assessment of the diploma, curriculum and practice, a fagprøve (professional test), a course in national subjects and medication handling, a period of supervised practice, and Norwegian language proficiency at level B2 or higher. The document stage requires the apostilled diploma, the full curriculum with hours, specialization certificates, the Georgian license and proof of practice, and a certificate of good standing, translated by a statsautorisert translatør - which for Georgian means our translation re-certified by a statsautorisert translatør for English in Oslo. Georgian doctors and nurses are a growing group on this route, and our medical translators, who are physicians, translate clinical subjects using the terminology of Norwegian medical faculties.

Søknadsweb and Norwegian university admission

Georgian applicants to Norwegian universities - the University of Oslo, NTNU in Trondheim, the University of Bergen, UiT in Tromsø, NMBU, BI and the universities of applied sciences, mostly to English-language master's programs, which remain tuition-free for some categories and charge tuition for most non-EU students since 2023 - apply through each institution's Søknadsweb portal, uploading the diploma and transcript in the original and in translation, proof of English (IELTS or TOEFL), and for bachelor's programs the school leaving certificate with national exam results, which HK-dir's GSU list assesses for Georgia; Georgian applicants generally need one year of university study in addition to the school certificate to meet the GSU requirement. Institutions accept certified translations with our stamp; the UDI study permit requires the admission letter, proof of funds on a Norwegian deposit account and health insurance. We translate the full Georgian packet in one business day and coordinate with the December and March deadlines.

Norwegian degrees for recognition and employment in Georgia

A Norwegian degree used in Georgia - for a work permit, for a teaching, medical or engineering position, for admission to a Georgian master's or doctoral program, or for recognition at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement - must be apostilled by the Statsforvalteren and translated into Georgian and notarized in Tbilisi. We translate the vitnemål, the karakterutskrift, the Diploma Supplement and, when recognition is sought, emnebeskrivelser. Norwegian degree titles - bachelor, master, ph.d., and the older cand.mag., cand.scient., siv.ing. and cand.med. titles that still appear on older diplomas - are explained in a translator's note for a Georgian committee; medical graduates should expect the recognition body to ask for the Helsedirektoratet autorisasjon and spesialistgodkjenning. Georgians returning from NTNU, Oslo and Bergen, many of them from energy and engineering programs, are the largest group here.

School certificates, student letters and vocational qualifications

Norwegian families in Tbilisi, mostly with hydropower and development projects, enroll children in international schools with vitnemål and skolebekreftelser translated; Georgian families moving to Norway need Georgian school records translated for the kommune and the school, which places the child in the right year and arranges Norwegian language support. Students need studentbekreftelser and student status letters in the other language for permits, banks and the Lånekassen where applicable. Georgian workers going to Norway with vocational qualifications - welding, electrical work, construction, driving - need certificates translated for employers and, for regulated trades, HK-dir's vocational recognition or the relevant authority; Norwegian fagbrev and svennebrev used in Georgia are translated and notarized for Georgian employers.

Motivation letters, recommendations, CVs and timing

Georgian applicants to Norwegian programs ask us to translate or edit motivation letters and CVs in English - Norwegian institutions value plain, concrete and modest applications - and to translate recommendation letters from Georgian professors while preserving the signature block; doctoral candidates need research proposals, thesis abstracts and publication lists translated, and researchers collaborating with Norwegian universities use our editors for articles. Native Norwegian and English editors with academic backgrounds handle these texts.

On timing: Søknadsweb deadlines fall in December for most international master's programs and in March for others, HK-dir recognition takes two to four months including verification with the Georgian university, the Helsedirektoratet route takes years overall but the document stage months, and the apostille on a Georgian diploma can take up to five business days. Start the apostille early, since the apostilled diploma is reusable, and ask for a digital certified translation first so you can upload it while the paper originals are in process.

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