Semester Registration

• All students must complete their semester registration by registering for the semester at StudentWeb, which includes signing up for classes and exams.

• All students (if not exempt) must pay the semester fee to the Student Welfare Organisation in Bergen (SiB).

• When you have completed the semester registration and paid the semester fee (if applicable) you will receive a semester card.

Please visit our semester registration website for more information.

Semester registration deadlines:

User Account

All students must have a user account

Your user account will provide you with access to:

• My Space
• your personal e-mail account
• copy and printing services
• computers on campus
• wireless internet (including at the student hostels)

How to open a user account

Once you have completed the semester registration, you can open a user account at sebra.uib.no. You will need your UiB registration number, student number and PIN, all of which you will find in your Welcome letter.

In the process of opening your user account, you will receive your username (remember to write it down!) and create a personal password, both of which you will need to access all the services listed above.

Your user account will be activated by the following day. This account is personal and must not be shared with others.

My Space

You log in to My Space with your username and personal password. Here you will find relevant academic information about your courses, a calendar with your timetable, relevant general messages from academic and administrative staff, discussion groups, etc.

Personal E-mail Address

You will also be assigned your own personal e-mail address: name.familyname@student.uib.no

You log in to your e-mail account online at webmail.uib.no using your username and personal password. Personal and general messages from academic and administrative staff will be sent to this address.

Student ID card

Student ID card

All students at the University of Bergen must have a student ID card issued by the Card Centre. The card is multifunctional and serves as:

• ID card
• Key card
• Library card (the University Library)
• Admission card to SiB's sports halls
• Charge card for printing and copying/PullPrint

To obtain your card, you must have completed your semester registration and opened a user account. You pick up your student ID card at the Card centre at the Student centre.

Remember to bring valid ID (e.g. your passport) to the Card centre.

Visit the Police

Students from EU/EEA/EFTA countries*

UDI requires you to register online at UDI's Application Portal before you visit the police. They will not be able to assist you if you have not registered online. We recommend you to do so as soon as possible after arriving in Bergen and receiving your Norwegian address.

The visit to the nearest police station is organised by the University of Bergen in cooperation with the local police. Remember to bring the required documentation (passport, Letter of Acceptance, European Health Insurance Card/other health insurance documentation).

You will find the relevant date for your visit depending on your family name (last name) below:

No fee is required and please note that attendance is compulsory.

For more information about the Registration Scheme for EU/EEA/EFTA nationals, please visit UDI's website.

*Citizens from Nordic countries are exempted.

Students from outside EU/EEA/EFTA countries

UDI requires you to visit the police station in Bergen (Allehelgens gate 6) to apply for a residence card no more than two weeks after your arrival. Remember to bring your passport and one passport photo.

The opening hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09:00 - 13:00

If you are applying for a residence permit from Norway, you must apply online at UDI's Application Portal and book an appointment when you apply. Follow the instructions given by UDI.

Norwegian ID number

Notification of Move to Norway from Abroad

All students staying in Norway for more than 6 months have to notify the National Registry of their move to Norway, and apply for a Norwegian ID-number (‘personnummer’). In your information envelope you will find the form ‘Notification to the National Registry (NR) of move to Norway from abroad’, and by submitting this form you notify the National Registry and apply for a Norwegian ID-number. The form must be handed in to the local National Registry Office in Bergen called ‘Folkeregisteret/Skattetaten’. When you have a valid residence permit, the form should be handed in personally to the National Registry (Folkeregisteret/Skatteetaten’).

When you hand in the form, the required documentation is:

• valid passport
• current residence permit

The Norwegian ID number - when issued - must be communicated online to the Division of Student Affairs. Read more information about the online form at the webpage for Notification of name changes and/or Norwegian ID-number.

TB-testing

Students from certain countries have to be tested for tuberculosis by getting a chest X-ray at Betanien Hospital. Please check the country list below.

How to sign up for a TB-test

All students who need a chest X-ray should sign up for an appointment online. Students who must take a TB-test have received an information letter in their welcome envelope. When you sign up online, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You must print the confirmation and bring it together with health documents (if applicable) with you to your TB-appointment. No fee will be charged when you attend your UiB scheduled appointment.

Only new international students that have recieved a code in the information letter about the TB-test in their welcome envelope can fill in the form. The form is not available until after the first day of the Introductory Programme.

Sign up for an appointment

TB-testing is compulsory for citizens from:

NOTE: TB testing is compulsory and your responsibility as a student in Norway. If you do not attend your UiB scheduled appointment, you will have to make your own appointment and pay the required consultation fee!

Residence permits are not valid until final clearance from the health authorities has been given. Students exempt from TB testing will still have to submit to testing if they have been a resident in one of the countries listed above for 3 months or more during the last 3 years.