All NTNU departments can receive assistance from NTNU Housing Services to find accommodation for their foreign employees and visiting researchers. Please note that the availability of this service may vary depending on the campus you are affiliated with.

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Norwegian version: Hjelpe ansatte med å finne bolig

Procedure

1. Start the process early: Begin searching for housing during the recruitment or reception phase for new employees or visiting researchers.
2. Find information and forms: Links to the application form and information about the application process can be found here: NTNU housing for international researchers and phds
3. Fill out the application form: The person seeking housing, whether an employee or a visiting researcher, must complete the application form.
4. Electronic housing application in eLYDIA: The housing application is sent electronically to the department.
5. Quality assurance: The department ensures the quality and verifies the housing application according to its own guidelines (more information about quality assurance can be found below).
6. Processing the application: The Housing Services processes the application in accordance with the housing allocation guidelines.

Processing Time

Normal processing time is a total of 4 weeks, of which 1 week is allocated for the department's quality assurance and verification.

Quality Assurance of Applications

• Log in to eLYDIA Housing.
• Check that the applicant is an NTNU employee or a visiting researcher with an invitation to NTNU during the period the applicant is seeking housing.
• Update on the visa process, where applicable.
• Briefly describe the need for prioritization.
• If the applicant is unknown, write, for example: "The applicant is not affiliated with the department."

Prioritization of Applications

Applications for renting NTNU's housing and housing from the NTNU and SINTEF Housing Foundation are prioritized as follows:

1. Foreign employees with family from countries requiring a visa.
2. Foreign employees with family from countries outside the Nordic region, not requiring a visa.
3. Foreign employees without family from countries requiring a visa.
4. Foreign employees without family from countries outside the Nordic region, not requiring a visa.

Temporary Rental Guarantee Declaration

The institute can issue a temporary rental guarantee declaration to assist employees who do not have a Norwegian D-number/ national identity number/ BankID if the landlord requires a deposit or guarantee. Before choosing this solution, check if the landlord offers a guarantee that does not require a Norwegian D-number/ national identity number, so the employee can arrange the guarantee themselves.

• Use of Temporary Rental Guarantee Declaration Can be used in an initial phase to assist employees with a rental guarantee before the employee has obtained a Norwegian D-number/ national identity number and can establish a deposit or guarantee themselves.
• Terms
  • For the landlord to have the right to security in the form of a guarantee, the parties must have agreed on this.
  • The department must ensure the right to deduct outstanding rent from the employee's salary with the document "egenerklæring trekk i lønn"
• Responsibility
  • The department decide for themselves whether they want to provide a guarantee.
  • The department owns the documents and is responsible for follow-up.
  • The department must ensure that the guarantee is used correctly and in accordance with the agreement.
  • The department is responsible for terminating the guarantee when the employee can arrange the guarantee or deposit themselves.

Suggestions for Documents in English: "Garantierklæring" and "Egenerklæring trekk i lønn"

Deposit and Guarantee

Deposit and guarantee are the two options available to the parties to ensure that the landlord has security for their claims under the lease agreement. This allows the landlord to receive money if the tenant, for example, does not pay the rent.

• Deposit: A deposit is an amount of money that the tenant pays, which is set aside as security for the landlord's claims under the lease agreement. The deposit must be placed in a locked bank account (deposit account) in the tenant's name. The tenant must have a Norwegian D-number/ national identity number/ Bank-ID to establish a deposit account.
• Guarantee: A guarantee (rental guarantee declaration) is a promise from a third party, such as an insurance company, that secures the landlord's claims under the lease agreement. There are guarantee solutions on the market that both require and do not require a Norwegian D-number/ national identity number. The tenant pays for the guarantee, and the amount is not refundable.

For the landlord to have the right to security in the form of a guarantee, the parties must have agreed on this.

Related content

• Information for international new employees looking for housing
• Advertisements for homes for rent or wanted to rent

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact NTNU Housing service at bolig@adm.ntnu.no

The housing service is part of the HR and HSE Division, HR NTNU Section, Team Mobility and Internationalisation and NIRS (NTNU International Researcher Support).