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Passport

Here you can find information about applying for a Norwegian Passport and questions relating to citizenship.

Are you planning to apply for a new passport?

Thales, the supplier of Norwegian passports has reported that global shortages of raw materials are affecting passport production. The shortages are caused by the pandemic and the war in Europe, and the impact on passport production is being felt in Norway and several other European countries. Therefore, we kindly ask that dual citizens or individuals without an immediate need for a Norwegian passport, wait to apply until autumn 2022.

Applying for a Norwegian Passport

All passport applicants must apply for a biometric passport at the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa. The Embassy must take the passport picture of all applicants using our own biometric equipment. In addition, all applicants over 10 must provide a signature and applicants over 12 must provide a signature and two fingerprints.

In Canada this means that all passport applications must be made in person at the Embassy in Ottawa. You must schedule an appointment ahead of time by sending a request to emb.ottawa@mfa.no.

From 1 June 2021, it is no longer possible to apply for a passport at the honorary consulates. All applicants, including children, must apply at the embassy in Ottawa.

Personal number

All passport applicants must have a Norwegian personal number.

Please note that paternity must be established before you can apply for a personal number for your child. This means that married parents must have their marriage registered in Norway before they can apply for a personal number for the child. For parents who are not married other documentation requirements apply.

More information about applying for a personal number can be found on Skatteetatens website here.

If you are not sure if you have a personal number, please reach out to the Embassy.

Proof of citizenship

In accordance with the Norwegian Passport Act the applicant must provide proof of his or her identity and Norwegian citizenship. Until 1 January 2020 the Norwegian Nationality Act was based on the principle of singular citizenship, any person who acquired another nationality by application or explicit consent lost his or her Norwegian nationality.

From 1 January 2020, it is allowed to have one or more citizenships in addition to a Norwegian citizenship. If you have more than one citizenship you must provide documentation that you fall within Norwegian citizenship rules. This coud be documentation that you received your second citizenship after 1 January 2020 or a retention of Norwegian citizenship document from UDI.

Passport Renewal

You must hand in the original and copy of the following documents.

For children under 18 years of age:

Child's Norwegian passport (copy of ID page)
Child's Canadian passport or Residence Permit / visa
Passport for both parents (copy of ID page)
Valid Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) card / work visa in Canada / 'Search for Citizenship Records' form from Citizenship and Immigration Canada / Canadian passport and retention of citizenship or documentation of when you received Canadian citizenship
Signed passport application form (available at the Embassy)

For individuals over 18 years of age:

Norwegian passport (copy of ID page)
Valid Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) card / work visa in Canada / 'Search for Citizenship Records' form from Citizenship and Immigration Canada / Canadian passport and retention of citizenship or documentation of when you received Canadian citizenship

Please note: if you have previously lost your Norwegian citizenship because you became a Canadian citizen you must apply to get your Norwegian citizenship back before you can apply for a Norwegian passport. More information can be found on UDI's website.

The processing time for a passport is 20 working days, after a completed application is received by the Embassy.

Passport Validity
adult passport: 10 years
children between 10 – 16: 5 years
children between 5-10: 3 years
children 0 - 4: 2 years

Passport Cost
persons under 16 years of age - 100 CAD
persons over 16 years of age - 170 CAD
emergency passport - 220 CAD
courier shipment - 30 CAD

Please note that as of 19 October 2020 it is more expensive to apply for a Norwegian passport from abroad than from Norway. For prices in Norway, please click here.

The Embassy will accept credit card and debit card payments.

Please contact the Embassy to verify that you have a personal number and to set up a passport appointment. Please include your full name, date of birth and legal status in Canada.

Personal number

You need a Norwegian national identity number to get a passport. If you're staying abroad and apply for a Norwegian passport at a Norwegian Foreign Service Mission, you need a Norwegian national identity number. If you do not have a national identity number, the National Population Register must issue one as a part of the passport application process.

Individuals who require a personal number must apply in-person at the Embassy. Personal numbers can only be issued in conjunction with passport applications.

Applying for a personal number for a child

Please note paternity must be established before you can hand in an application for a personal number. For parents who married this means that you must have your marriage registered in Norway before you can hand in an application for a personal number for a child. If you are unsure if your marriage is registered, please reach out to the Embassy before you schedule an appointment. For parents who are not married other documentation requirements apply.

Documentation requirements for personal number applications can be found here: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/national-registry/change/fodselsnummer-for-a-fa-pass/

Lost or stolen passport

Emergency passport

In case of an emergency, a temporary handwritten emergency passport may be issued. An emergency passport is only valid for one return journey and must be surrendered at the end of the trip.

Please note you must research whether your intended destination accepts handwritten (non-biometric) passports since not all countries do.

Please call or email your nearest Consulate or the Embassy to enquire about emergency travel documents/emergency passports. Please include the full name, date of birth and flight details for all the persons wishing to travel.

Please note that the application for an emergency passport must be handed in in-person at the Embassy and Consulate.

The cost for an emergency passport is 220 CAD.

The Norwegian Nationality Act

The Norwegian Nationality Act and the Nationality Regulations regulate how a person can become a Norwegian national and how Norwegian nationality can be lost.

Recent amendments in Norway's citizenship law states that any child born after 1 September 2006 will automatically become a Norwegian citizen if the mother or father is a Norwegian national. Any person adopted by a Norwegian national also automatically receives Norwegian citizenship, if the requirements in the Act are satisfied.

For more information on regulations for Norwegian citizenship, see the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.

Retain Citizenship after turning 22

If you are a dual citizen you might need to apply for keep your Norwegian citizenship after turning 22 years old.

According to the Norwegian Nationality Act, a Norwegian citizen, who has been granted dual citizenship by birth, loses his/her Norwegian citizenship at the age of 22 if he/she has not applied to keep it or lived in Norway for two years or more.

The Norwegian national can apply before the age of 22 to keep his/her Norwegian citizenship, if the national can prove and document sufficient ties to Norway. You must have stayed in Norway for six months or more. These six months can consist of several short stays/holidays.

Information on how to apply to retain your Norwegian citizenship can be found on the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's (UDI) website .

Applications for retention of citizenship must be handed in in-person at the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa.

Please note:

Applications must be submitted to the Embassy before the age of 22.
UDI's checklist must be signed and included in the application.

All copies submitted with the application shall be certified by the Embassy.
If the application is granted, the Embassy will notify the applicant that they have been issued bibeholdsbevilling. The information will also be added to the Norwegian population registeri (folkeregisteret).

It is not necessary to apply for retention if the Norwegian citizen has lived in Norway for more than two years consecutively.

Already have approval to retain citizenship after turning 22?

If you got approval to retain your Norwegian citizenship before October 19th 2015 this approval will not be reflected in the Folkeregister. You can contact the Norwegian Tax Authority (Skatteetaten) directly to have the information added.

Contact informatioon to Skatteetaten can be found here.

Citizenship of those who emigrated from Norway between 1960 and 1975

In August 2012, the Norwegian National Tax Office concluded that individuals who left Norway between 1960 to 1975, and who did not permanently reside in Norway thereafter, would be registered as having ‘unknown’ (rather than ‘Norwegian’) citizenship in the Folk Registry.

If you are no longer registered as ‘Norwegian’ in the Folk Registry, the Embassy will contact the Norwegian National Tax Office on your behalf.

In order to verify your Norwegian citizenship, we ask that you provide the following original documentation:

Norwegian passport
Details about parents (full name and birth date)
Canadian permanent resident (PR) card or ‘Search for Citizenship Records’ form from Citizenship and Immigration Canada
If you are born abroad, you must provide a copy of your birth certificate.

All original documents must be verified by the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa or one of the Honorary Consulates in Canada. Please note that this process may take up to 2 weeks.

If you have any further questions about, please contact the Embassy at emb.ottawa@mfa.no