Why do you need a tax card?
In Norway, your employer deducts income tax directly from your salary. The deduction is based on a tax deduction card (skatteetaten.no). This is an electronic document that shows how much tax your employer must deduct before paying your salary.
Note: If work is started without a tax card, UiO is obliged to deduct 50% taxes from your salary.
If you have a D-number, your tax card will NOT be automatically renewed at the turn of the year. For example, if you arrived in Norway in 2020 and received a tax card when you started to work in Norway, you must still apply for a new tax card for 2021. If you have not applied for a tax card for 2021, UiO is obliged to deduct 50 % taxes from your salary, from February onwards.
How to get a tax card
For stays up to 90 days
If you are receiving a salary from the University during your stay you must apply for a tax card and, as a rule, undergo an ID control. Book an appointment for ID control and tax card (sua.no). Note that you can book the appointment at any Tax Office as long as they do ID control.
Fill in the application for a tax card and bring the form and your passport for the appointment.
Approximately two weeks after you have submitted the application, you will receive a letter from the tax office. The letter contains a Norwegian ID number, either a permanent or temporary (D number) one. Submit this number to your local personnel officer for registration in UiO's payroll and personnel system. This will enable UiO to access your tax card electronically.
For stays longer than 90 days
The process of obtaining a tax card depends on your nationality:
- Get a tax card as a Nordic national
- Get a tax card as an EU/EEA national
- Get a tax card as a non-EU/EEA national
Assistance with tax card
Questions concerning the tax card should be addressed to the Norwegian Tax Administration (skatteetaten.no).