Will I face any issues returning to Norway if I haven’t paid a debt collection fee?
I recently received a debt collection notice for a fee related to a hospital visit during my last stay in Norway. Unfortunately, I’m not in a financial position to pay the amount before the 14-day deadline stated in the notice. I’m currently outside Norway but plan to return in the future.
My question is: will this unpaid fee cause any legal or immigration issues when I try to re-enter Norway? Could it affect my ability to travel or apply for a visa/residency in Norway in the future?
I want to handle this responsibly but am unsure about the potential consequences. Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
by lulujennie
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Just contact them and ask for a payment plan. The worst thing you can do is to ghost them
>I want to handle this responsibly
then pay your debt
As long as you keep an open dialogue with the company, there should be no problem arranging a payment plan you can actually manage. Not responding to the letter, is you agreeing to the terms in the letter. They’d rather get the money over time, than not at all, so as long as you are upfront with them, you should be able to come to an arrangement.
If they have the power to follow you out of the country, I don’t know, but I would imagine they will just sell your debt to a company that can actually reach you, if they don’t. It can also fuck with your credit score if you don’t do anything about it.
Debt is debt is debt. You can fuck over people, but you never fuck over capital.
Contact them and explain when you are able to pay them. They should sort it out for you. If you just ignore them instead, it will be worse for you
“I want to handle this responsibly”
-choosing not to at least get the cheapest travel insurance and not paying for a bill nearly a year ago
Lol sure
To answer your question directly, no, you will not have any trouble entering or visiting Norway as a result of this debt.
Unless you’re in the EEA and the UK, then this won’t follow you outside. The problem is you want to immigrate to Norway and this will be an issue.
As you can see, they will accumulate interest at a horrific pace.
You’re not a responsible person and you’re rightfully getting called out on that. Everyone hates these collection agencies, but they also hate tourists coming to their country without medical insurance and then fucking off, doing shit for a year thinking it would go away, then finding out it’s not going away, probably because it went to someone you know or finally you decided to open the letters in your country.
Unpaid debt will not cause any issues with immigration.
Yes, it can. Dont listen to people that tell you otherwise. I handle communcation with debt collection agencies at my job. They will also work with debt collectors in your home country. This claim will never go away.
Follow these instructions
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/forside/economy-and-payment/debt-collection/
You may be able to travel to Norway, you may be able to get a visa but you will not get any service that requires credit check (mobile phone, TV, loan, credit card, etc) as long as this is unpaid.
It won’t block you from coming here as a tourist, it won’t even influence the level of care you get if you should need medical assistance again (and neglect getting a travel insurance). If you should move here, they will garnish your wages and you may risk seeing your things sold off on auction to cover your debt. And that debt will increase rapidly until it’s settled.
Fuck em, dont pay it.
If they have information about you, such as your residence address in your home country, they may eventually involve a debt collector in your home country to handle the collection of the money. This is how Kredinor, for example, manages claims for individuals with outstanding debts in Norway who are no longer residents.
Goood thing this was not inn murica
I don’t get it? It’s like $2100. Just make a payment plan
You owe money to the government of Norway. If you do nothing, it will increase at a rate of 12,5 percent.
It will never go away.
If you keep ignoring it, debt you have with the government will most likely eventually be sent to Namsmannen. That makes it a police case and they have wide authorities to get their money back. When they can’t, since you ran, it will still stick to you if you ever come back.
And yes, then it will affect your ability to get a future visa or residency. You might even be stopped at the border once you enter and it shows up on the system.
The only way to stop this, is to contact them, explain your situation and ask for a payment plan or something.
Not doing anything will just make the problem grow at a fast rate.
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