Housing
BI is proud to offer a housing guarantee for international students. In cooperation with our housing providers, international students can choose from several different housing locations.
Frequently asked questions
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International students who are covered by the BI housing guarantee can apply for housing through BI (1st year international degree-seeking Bachelor and MSc students; international exchange students; international Double Degree students).
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Pre-application deadline for the autumn semester: 1 May
Pre-application deadline for the spring semester: 1 October -
After submitting the pre-application form, you will receive an e-mail from BI with the further instructions. Please follow our instructions carefully. As long as you follow the steps and apply directly to your provider, you will be guaranteed housing.
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BI's Housing guarantee only covers single rooms. However, we usually have a few rooms for couples in Anker Housing. Please apply to Anker, if you need a couple housing, and state couple housing as your preference in the-pre application form.
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In our agreement (guaranteed room) with our housing partners, we do not have any family rooms. The couple rooms in Anker are not suitable for more than two people. You can try to apply to SiO/BSN for a family room on your own, but this would be outside BI`s housing service.
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There is no guarantee that you get your first priority. It is important that you accept the first offer you receive. You are only guaranteed one offer. If you decline the offer, there is no guarantee that you will receive a new offer.
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After you apply directly to your housing provider, you will receive information from them regarding your housing contract and how to pay your deposit and rent.
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Your housing provider will inform you about how you can obtain your keys. If you arrive outside the regular opening hours you need to contact your housing provider directly to arrange the pick-up.
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After you apply through the pre-application form, you receive a confirmation e-mail from BI with further instructions. You can make use of this confirmation as a certificate of accommodation towards the UDI.
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Yes, you should submit your application. Otherwise, you risk not having a housing guarantee. If you do not get admitted to BI or get a study permit, BI will refund the pre-application fee.
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You can pay your housing invoices to one of BI`s housing partners from your SiO-account. In order to do so you need to fill in the withdrawal form from the student portal and forward it + your housing invoice to info@bi.no. We will handle your payment as soon as we receive money from SiO. Please take into account that payment processing can take up to a few days as several parties are involved.
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In order to be guaranteed housing, students need to apply through the pre-application form for housing. Applying independently, outside of BI`s housing guarantee does not guarantee that your application will be prioritized by BI`s housing partners. They normally have a long waiting list, and only prioritize students that apply through the pre-application form. Therefore, bypassing BI in your housing application process is strongly discouraged.