News 06. Jan 2021 New Travel Restrictions to Norway With effect from 12 noon Monday 21 December 2020, all people entering Norway, including Norwegian citizens, must register themselves as a step in improving infection control. 04. Nov 2020 'Towards a Sustainable Ocean Economy' - Ocean Symposium Webinar The Royal Norwegian Embassy in partnership with the University of Sydney and the Australian National Maritime Museum invites you to a high level Symposium Webinar on Oceans ‘Towards a Sustainable Ocean Economy’. 20. Oct 2020 More family members who live outside the EU/ EEA can now travel to Norway. The government has announced that it will be possible for more family members residing outside the EU/ EEA to travel to Norway from 21 October 2020. 18. Oct 2020 Ny forskrift om pass og nasjonalt ID-kort Fra 19. oktober gjelder en ny forskrift om pass og nasjonalt ID-kort. Fra denne datoen ble det dyrere å søke om pass i utlandet enn i Norge. 26. Aug 2020 The Embassy is now accepting applications for Norwegian citizenship From 1 January 2020 changes to the Norwegian citizenship act came into effect, allowing dual citizenship for Norwegian citizens. 23. Jul 2020 The Melbourne Consulate General The Norwegian Consulate General in Melbourne has, with immediate effect, implemented the following actions in response to the current COVID-19 threat. 15. Jul 2020 The Embassy welcomes new Honorary Consul General in Papua New Guinea The Embassy is very pleased to welcome Mr Ian Clough as our new Honorary Consul General in Papua New Guinea. 13. Jul 2020 Changes in the travel advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 15 July The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is introducing new exceptions to the travel advice against non-essential travel to all countries. The new exceptions apply to individual countries in the Schengen area/EEA from 15 July. 22. Jun 2020 Norway elected to the UN Security Council Today, 17 June 2020, Norway was elected as a member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021–2022. ‘We would like to thank the UN member states for the confidence they have shown in us. 22. Jun 2020 The Embassy welcomes new Honorary Consul in Auckland The Embassy is very pleased to welcome Ms Christina Riisnes as our new Honorary Consul in Auckland. Ms Riisnes takes over the role after Capt. John Robinson who retired late last year after almost 12 years’ service as the Norwegian Consul. 04. Jun 2020 Climate and Security The climate-security nexus must be firmly placed on the UN’s agenda, including that of the Security Council. 07. May 2020 Record Norwegian support for humanitarian efforts and protection Large parts of this year’s record-high NOK 5,5 billion humanitarian budget is now being disbursed to the United Nations, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Norwegian humanitarian organisations to strengthen the response including for protect 1 2 3 Next