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| some question about jobs & salary in norway | 7/9/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Sir, I am an offshore engineer.I have a Masters in Engineering . I would like to know how much ...
A: The basic income tax rate is 28%, and in addition to that the VAT is 25% on everything you buy. So ...
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| some question about jobs & salary in norway | 7/8/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Sir, I am an offshore engineer.I have a Masters in Engineering . I would like to know how much ...
A: depending on experience you should expect somewhere between 400K and 600K NOK/Year when working in a ...
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| Did my last name come from Norway | 6/30/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I have been told my last name (HALVERSON) came from Norway, is this true I have seen nothing to ...
A: It may come from norway. The name has probably been transform from its original scandinavian form in ...
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| Southern Norway in October | 6/19/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: My wife and I would like to visit southern Norway (Mandal area) in October 2008. We would fly into ...
A: Weather: Anything. Summer is definitively over, and this is full autumn. nice sunny days hovering ...
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| finding job | 6/9/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: i want to ask a simple question.How can i find employment in Norway.I am coming from Serbia(non ...
A: You find a job like anybody else: You apply for it after reading about it in the papers. Then if you ...
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| Pronounciations | 6/9/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I have tried to find websites and tried to find the pronounciations for some of the Norwegian ...
A: Tonation is difficult. Especially in norwegian. We carry rather more meaning with tonation that does ...
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| norwegian cruise | 6/4/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Hello Roy my husband and I are hoping to cruise the Norwegian coast in October 2008 and I was hoping ...
A: You should expect LOTS of weather. In october you can experience anything from rather warm sunny ...
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| Day Trips for Scenery & Hiking from Oslo | 5/29/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: we will be staying in Oslo for three weeks in June. We would like, if possible, to be able to take ...
A: Within those constraints, and with a liking for hiking and rough camping the possibilities are ...
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| pronunciation | 5/15/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Please tell me the correct way to pronounce the Norwegian name Gjosund
A: There is no norwegian name Gjosund, as far as I am able to find out, so I am guessing that you are ...
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| pronounciation | 5/13/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I am interested in knowing if the correct translation of the word "once" is en gang? If so can you ...
A: Mostly, the meaning of "once" can be translated to 'en gang'. Literary it means [one time] or [one ...
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| Visa Process | 5/11/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I am Masoud, and I have been accepted for PhD program in NTNU. I need your help and I have some ...
A: If you indeed have been accepted for a PhD program in norway at NTNU, then the university should be ...
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| Citizenship | 5/9/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Greetings, :-) I am a 25 year old male from the U.S.A. I have to say, that I only have an ...
A: There's really no soft way to say this: Most of the laws and regulations of European immigration was ...
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| norwegian baby names | 5/5/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'm hoping to find a Norwegian first name to match my (as yet unborn) babies Norwegian surname! My ...
A: 1) Not anymore. The law regarding names for persons changed a few years back from being very ...
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| How to find job in Norway | 4/22/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'm polish student of chemistry, I'll graduate in next year. I speaks English well, and I have ...
A: Frankly I doubt that you speak english as well as you think you do. In the three sentences of your ...
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| Moving to Norway as a PhD student | 4/21/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'm going to move to Norway as PhD student at NTNU, I'm from Iran and will go to Trondheim. You ...
A: I don't know Iranians in any particular, but every nation, every region and every social group has ...
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| Moving to Norway as a PhD student | 4/20/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'm going to move to Norway as PhD student at NTNU, I'm from Iran and will go to Trondheim. You ...
A: 1) Not more than elsewhere. You will probably have to answer the same questions about civil ...
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| Norwegian tradition | 4/4/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Are there any special traditions when a new baby is born??
A: A slightly more elaborate question would probably help me more, but the short answer is no, not ...
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| best places for jobs | 2/28/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'm a frenchman working in iceland, I plan to move to norway for a 6 months period. I'd like to know ...
A: well, since you obviously speak french, I'd say that the tourist trade ought to be the first place ...
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| Norwegian Tax | 2/27/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Im working in Norwegian continental shelf full time. Paying tax and social tax to Norway. Im a ...
A: Well, first of all... Yes you can work. Tax free? You're joking right? We're talking about the ...
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| pronunciation | 2/19/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Great Q&A website! How do you pronounce the name of composer Knut Nystedt (from an American)? ...
A: Actually neither, but choosing between two evil, "nee-stett" is the lesser. Actually the first ...
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| work in Norway | 2/14/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I would like to find seasonal employment in Norway. I'm 48 and speak very little Norwegian but pick ...
A: Seasonal work for a 48 year old american.... Maybe not the easiest thing. If you're strong and don't ...
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| Offshore Union Restrictions | 2/10/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I am trying to find out if the Norwegian Offshore Unions rules restrict other workers (from other ...
A: I wasn't able to dig out the unions' official view on this. But I highly doubt that foreign workers ...
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| About Norway | 2/5/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: My name is Algirdas and I live in Texas, United States. Please let me explain my situation first. I ...
A: These questions are a bit to big to answer really, but I'll try. 1) Since you're both non-EU and ...
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| find work and live in norway as a specialist | 2/2/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: i have many non answered questions : I am 35 years single doctor specialised in Obstetrics & ...
A: Just don't expect anything to come for free, and just chew down the inevitable setbacks and I think ...
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| find work and live in norway as a specialist | 1/31/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: i have many non answered questions : I am 35 years single doctor specialised in Obstetrics & ...
A: 1) Not particularily. Lots of MD specialists work in norwegian hospitals. It takes quite a bit of ...
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| Offshore, tax, mortgages and other fun stuff | 1/24/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I am a British citizen living in Norway. Although half Norwegian I missed the deadline to retain my ...
A: It is not so complicated, really! 1) No, that is all up to the bank. They may require it though. ...
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| Summer job in Norway | 1/22/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: last summer me and my friend went to Norway in a 5-days trip from Oslo to Bergen. Both of us fall in ...
A: Shouldn't be impossible. Here is a guide on how to search for posted positions: ...
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| Dual Citizenship | 1/13/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Do you know if Norway is planning on allowing dual citizenship in the near future? I live in the US ...
A: Sadly it doesn't seem like there is any political movement towards allowing dual citizenship anytime ...
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| O.A.Vinje Tytebaeret | 1/2/2008 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Could you give me a rough, literal translation of this poem? I am very interested in Norwegian ...
A: No problem, here's a quick and dirty word-by-word translation Tytebær/tyttebær is a small red berry ...
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| visa for iranians | 12/6/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: can an iranian person get visa to Norway ? and then the nationality ? or its hard?
A: Just like anyone else, Iranians can get travellers visa to norway. And although it is meant to be ...
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| Dual citizenship in Norway | 11/12/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I got Norwegian citizenship after working 7 years in Norway. Currently I live in France with my ...
A: If noone is complaining, I recommend that you keep very quiet about it and pretend nothing is wrong. ...
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| Pronunciation | 11/12/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Roy, thank you for answering questions of all things Norway. I have looked all over the Internet ...
A: co(ng)eh-Reekeh nohRgeh konge - like (king) KONG-eh R - like spanish rolling R (both places) h is ...
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| Decimal point | 11/5/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: In English you would pronounce 1.23 as 'one point two three'. How do you say 1,23 in Norwegian? How ...
A: As far as I know, the use of . (dot/period) as decimal separator is a strictly Anglo phenomenon. ...
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| pulpit | 10/28/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: i have climed the pulpit in summer but im going back with a friend on the 15th november and would ...
A: This link will give you the weather in Lysefjorden, the fjord the pulpit is overlooking. ...
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| How can I work and live in Norway ? | 10/27/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: ~ I am a Hong Kong (hope you would know where it is) citizen and holding a PhD (Doctor of ...
A: Good and concise questions. I like that. Here are the answers: 1) Not so much as one working in ...
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| claiming of Norwegian Citizenship | 10/3/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I was a student of the University of Oslo>.I studied there and attained a final degree in Economics. ...
A: To accommodate other possible readers I will answer this in english and not in norwegian. One ...
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| claiming of norwegian citizenship!!!!!!! | 10/3/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I am a boy who was born in Oslo at Ulleval Sykehus to Indian parents, presently residing in ...
A: Sadly the norwegian citizenship laws are based on heritage and not on birthplace. Completely ...
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| visiting Notteroy, October 13-15 | 9/29/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I'll be coming from Oslo to Strengsdal and wanted to make sure it was advisable for me to rent and ...
A: Your passport, drivers licence and an international drivers license is enough to rent a car, just be ...
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| Bergen to Oslo via South Coast | 9/19/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: Roy, I am thinking of coming to Norway to see friends in Oslo in late October. When over there, I am ...
A: If you have a car and 3 days to spend, a drive back to Oslo could be quite an adventure. The road ...
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| Name pronunciation | 9/13/2007 | Roy Helge Rasmussen |
Q: I have to make a business call to a man called Kjell who lives in Grimstad. Firstly, how do I ...
A: Honestly, I have never heard an english speaker pronounce the name Kjell correctly without years of ...
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