You can submit a simple notification of citizenship if you have previously been a Norwegian citizen, and lost your Norwegian citizenship because you became a citizen of another country or did not give up your previous citizenship.
The application must be done online through the UDI Application Portal and handed in in-person at the Embassy in Ottawa. An appointment is required.
More information can be found here.
If you are a Norwegian citizen living abroad, and wish to change your name, you need to complete a name change form (“Melding om endring av navn”) and send it to the Norwegian Tax Administration, who is responsible for the National Registry.
Likewise, if your name has ever been changed it is your responsibility to make sure that the name change has been registered in the National Registry.
For more information regarding name change, please see the Tax Administration's web site.
Information regarding obtaining a criminal record certificate from Norway can be found on the website of Norwegian Police here: https://politi.no/en/services/police-certificate-of-conduct/
If you live abroad and need a criminal record certificate from Norway, an application must be sent to the Police unit for background checks and police certificates. You can apply online or via post.
You will find the application form as well as a list of required documents on the link above.
Any further questions must be directed to the Norwegian Police Authority.
This information is useful for both Norwegian and foreign nationals planning to get married in Norway.
More information about getting married in Norway can be found on the Skatteetaten's website - please see getting married in Norway.
In order to get married in Norway, you have to contact the Norwegian Population Registry (folkeregisteret) in the town where you want to marry. They will inform you of the necessary documentation to provide. You will have to provide proof that you are not already married in Canada.
This document is available from Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Contact:
- Certification and Authentication of Documents Program at Global Affairs Canada.
Ask for:
- Statement in lieu of certificate of non-impediment to marriage for persons wishing to get married outside of Canada
More information can be found here.
Authentication/legalization of relevant certificates
Legalization of documents must be done through Global Affairs Canada and the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa prior to the wedding.
The following information explains how to obtain a copy of a Norwegian Birth Certificate (fødselsattest):
- If you were born in Norway, and presently live in Norway, contact your local tax office.
- If you were born in Norway, but now live abroad, you have to contact the population registry in the town they last lived in before they left Norway.
- You can apply to obtain a copy of your birth certificate from the Norwegian Directorate of Taxes which is responsible for the National Population Register (in Norwegian "Folkeregisteret").
- If you were born outside Norway, and now live in Norway, you will need to contact the public records office in your country of birth to obtain a copy of your birth certificate. You can seek assistance from your country of birth's Embassy in Norway.
- For birth certificates other than your own, you may be required to document sufficient need for the document.
- If you need a birth certificate for someone who lived in Norway prior to December 1946, you will need to contact the church office in the municipality where they were born to get a copy of their birth certificate. You can read more about obtaining certificates for ancestors on the web site of the National Archives of Norway .
- For those born in Norway before (1967), you will most likely not be in the population registry. You will mostly likely have a baptism certificate and with that the Embassy can begin to help you get registered.
You can change and register new information about yourself in the National Population Register. It’s important that the information in the National Population Register is correct. You can find more information about this here:
https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/national-registry/change/
Under the ‘Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of Canada for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital’ (signed July 12th 2002), Norway has the right to tax all pensions that originate from Norway.
According to the new tax rules on withholding tax, residents of Canada will be taxed (deducted) by Norway on the pensions they receive from Norway starting from 2010.
A 15% “source tax” will automatically be deducted from the pension in connection with its payment and no other documentation is needed.
Avoidance of double taxation is regulated by the tax agreement between Norway and Canada; Canada, as the country of residence, is responsible for avoiding any double taxation.
The individual taxpayer must contact and inform the taxation authorities in Canada that the Norwegian taxation should be taken into account in his/her tax assessment. The individual taxpayer is also responsible to claim compensation. Most countries’ taxation authorities (tax offices) have information about how to avoid double taxation.
On the side, you will find a link to the ‘Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Norway and the Government of Canada for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital’ (signed July 12th 2002) (on page 11 and onwards, you will find the English and Norwegian texts side by side):
Pension Applicants
Applications for pension from Norwegian National Insurance Scheme go through Canada.
The following documents can be found at a Service Canada office:
o CAN/N 2.1 Application for Old-age Pension (krav om alderspensjon)
o CAN/N 2.2 Application for Disability Pension (krav om ytelser ved uførhet)
o CAN/N 2.3 Application for Survivors Benefits – Surviving spouse/ children (krav om ytelser til etterlatt ektefelle / barn)
Please note:
The system works on double taxation: 15% is automatically deducted from the amount given to the recipient. The recipient is responsible for ensuring that they are not double-taxed by the Canadian authorities.
Different rules apply to individuals with a driver's licence issued in the European Economic Area (EEA) and to those with a driver's licence issued outside this area; see the Norwegian Public Road Aministration's website for more information.
For further information about driving in Norway please contact:
As a main rule no vaccination against communicable diseases is required for entering Norway. However, there may be specific requirements depending on your country or origin.
If you are in doubt, please contact the following Norwegian authorities:
The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
If you decide to live in Norway for a longer period, you are advised to contact your local general practitioner, hospital or:
The following website contains information regarding travel to Norway with medication (in English): https://legemiddelverket.no/english/import-wholesaling-and-retailing/personal-import/regulations-regarding-personal-import-of-medicinal-products#bringing-medicinal-products-when-travelling-abroad-
Also, this is the information on the Norwegian Customs website: http://www.toll.no/en/goods/medicines-and-supplements/travelling-with-medicines/
For further information please reach out to Legemiddelverket directly (phone number and email address on the website above).