From 1 June 2021, it is no longer possible to apply for passports or personal number allocation at the Norwegian honorary consulates. All applicants, including children, must apply at the Embassy in Riyadh, other Norwegian Embassies or at a police station in Norway.
To book an appointment please send an email to consular.riyadh@mfa.no
Note that incomplete applications will not be processed.
For adults
- All applications must be submitted in person at the Embassy in Riyadh
- Print and fill out the application form before your appointment. The form must be signed at the Embassy. Passport application form for adults.
- Valid passport. If the passport expired more than three months ago, bring another valid ID.
- Card payment of 1290 NOK (SAR 450)
It is the applicants’ responsibility to prove their identity. The Embassy may ask for additional documents to establish the identity of the applicant. Applicants are advised to bring any document that may help establish their identity such as resident permits, Identity cards and foreign passports to avoid several visits to the Embassy.
Processing time
If your application is accepted, the passport(s) will be produced in Norway and sent to the Embassy in Riyadh upon completion. Estimated processing time is currently 15 to 20 days..
For passport collection
You will be informed by email when the new passport is received by the Embassy and ready to be picked up.
Note that the old passport must be voided/maculated before the new passport can be handed out.
Collector must be agreed upon at the time of application.
For Collection of Passport, Applicant may personally visit the Embassy in Riyadh or Consulate in Jeddah or Oman to collect the passport.
Applicants who wish to receive their passports by post, may arrange with courier themselves and provide a prepaid traceable recommended/Registered return envelope with their address written on it. However, Embassy will not be responsible for any delay or loss because of post office.
Children under 18
- Applicants under 18 must be accompanied by both of their parents.
- Print and fill out the application form before your appointment. The form must be signed at the Embassy. Passport application form for children under 18. If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, the application form must be signed by both parents. For parents’ residing outside the Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen the consent is given at the local police in Norway or a Foreign Mission (Embassy).
Note that is no longer possible to give consent at honorary consuls.
Note that parent not accompanying the child must give consent in person at the Embassy in Riyadh before the appointment. The original passport of the parent given the consent and child’s personal number or passport copy must be brought with the appointment. - See more Information from the Norwegian Police Directorate: Samtykke for pass og ID-kort til barn og unge – Politiet.no.
- The child's valid original Norwegian passport. If the passport expired more than three months ago, the original birth certificate (legalized) must be presented.
- Both parents' valid original passports.
- Card payment of NOK1290- SAR 270/- for below 16 Years and NOK 1290- SAR 450/- for above 16 years of age.
It is the applicants’ responsibility to prove their identity. The Embassy may ask for additional documents to establish the identity of the applicant. Applicants are advised to bring any document that may help establish their identity such as resident permits, Identity cards and foreign passports to avoid several visits to the Embassy.
Biometric data (photograph/fingerprint/signature) are recorded, also for children from 12 years old. For children between 10 and 12 years of age, photograph and signature will be recorded. For children under 10 years of age, only a photograph will be taken.
Please note that the validity period of passports for children under the age of 16 is shorter than for adults. Passports for persons under the age of 16 have the following validity period:
- 0 - 5 years old: 2 years validity
- 5 - 10 years old: 3 years validity
- 10 - 16 years old: 5 years validity
Processing time:
The processing time for passport renewals is approximately 15-20 days.
For passport collection
You will be informed by email when the new passport is received by the Embassy and ready to be picked up.
Note that the old passport must be voided/maculated before the new passport can be handed out.
Collector must be agreed upon at the time of application.
For Collection of Passport, Applicant may personally visit the Embassy in Riyadh or Consulate in Jeddah or Oman to collect the passport.
Applicants who wish to receive their passports by post, may arrange with courier themselves and provide a prepaid traceable recommended/Registered return envelope with their address written on it. However, Embassy will not be responsible for any delay or loss because of post office.
Before booking an appointment, visit the Norwegian Tax Administration’s website: Norwegian national identity number to get a passport. The system will generate an overview of how to proceed further.
Make sure that you bring all the required documents listed below to your booked appointment. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
- Required documents from the Norwegian Tax Administration. Note that DNA will be requested for children born in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
- The marriage of the child’s parents must be registered in the Norwegian National Population Register.
- Print and fill out the application form before your appointment. The form must be signed by both parents at the Embassy. Passport application form for children under 18.
- Original birth certificate in English legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (if the child is born in Saudi Arbia, Oman, Bahrain or Yemen).
- Valid original passports of both parents.
- Parents and the child must meet for the appointment.
- Card payment of NOK770-SAR 270/- for below 16 Years and NOK1290 -SAR 450/- for above 16 years of age.
Once all the required documentations are met you can proceed to make an online booking appointment with the Embassy in Riyadh,
Please note applications for personal numbers and passports cannot be lodged in Jeddah, Manama or Muscat. All enquiries about personal numbers and passports should be addressed to the Embassy in Riyadh via Consular.riyadh@mfa.no
Once the application is received at the Embassy, it will be forwarded to the Norwegian Tax Administration who process the application. The process for personal number is approximately 2-4 months.
The Embassy can issue an emergency passport to persons with an absolute need for a passport. This passport is only valid for one return journey.
It is your responsibility to find out whether your intended destination accepts (non-biometric) emergency passports. You must also check if your country of departure requires an exit permit in the emergency passport before you can leave the country. Contact these countries directly for updated information.
There is no guarantee that an emergency passport will be issued in time for a planned trip.
To apply for an emergency passport, you need to bring the following to your appointment:
- A valid ID (e.g. a Norwegian driving license, ID-card or bank card with photo)
- A completed “Notification of loss of passport” – form (“Søknad om pass”).
- Print and fill out the application form. The form must be signed at the Embassy. Passport application form for adults and passport application form for children under 18.
- If passport is lost or stolen, original police report must be submitted. In some areas is no longer possible to issue police report from stations, you must visit passport office at your area in order to file the case there to receive message from Civil security with case number.
- Copy of your e-ticket/confirmation of your booked ticket.
- Two passport-sized photos. Glasses must be removed, the eyes must be open and the mouth closed. The ears must be visible. The photo should be of good quality 1200dpi, in colour, taken against white background, not older than 3 months, approx. 36x47mm.
- Card payment of NOK 1690-SAR 590.-
Once all the required documentations are met you can proceed to make an appointment by sending email to consular.riyadh@mfa.no
Who are eligible for an extra passport?
A person in possession of an ordinary passport may apply for a second passport when there is a documented need for it.
- Your ordinary passport has been delivered or is to be delivered to an embassy for a visa application. You must ask the embassy for documentation stating that your passport is withheld due to visa processing. You must also document that you are going on a trip/trips before the visa processing is assumed to be completed.
- You are going to travel to a country that does not accept that you have a stamp or visa from certain countries. You must document the need when you apply.
- A letter from the employer must be submitted together with your ordinary passport.
You can proceed to book appointment with via emailing consular.riyadh@mfa.no
Please note: Second passports are only valid for two years and cost the same price as normal one.
Documents from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen with MFA seal and signature
The Embassy can only confirm documents from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen that has been legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the respective countries.
If the translation has not been legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy cannot confirm it.
Before we can offer an appointment, please send a copy of the attested documents to this email consular.riyadh@mfa.no in order to check signature to be countersigned beforehand.
Apostille from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman
If you obtain an apostille from one of the countries mentioned here , your documents are considered ready for legal use in another country that is party to the Apostille convention (such as Norway).
Documents from Norway Legalization process:
- The document should be certified by a notary public (usually the district court).
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo then legalizes the document.
- The document is certified by the foreign embassy in Norway in the country in which the document is to be used.
Notarial service:
According to the Foreign Service Act, Section 13, the foreign service, i.e., the embassy, can perform any notarial service that a Notarius Publicus in Norway can perform, if it is in favor of a Norwegian citizen or the matter is otherwise connected to Norway or Norwegian interests. This includes, among others:
- Certifying the accuracy of a transcript ("True copy").
- Certifying a signature.
- Certifying that a person is alive (life certificate).
The embassy can only certify a True copy of Norwegian original documents, such as Norwegian passports, birth certificates, and certificates of residency. This means that the embassy cannot certify a True copy of other countries' ID documents or other documents issued in other countries.
The fee for these services is paid by card at the Embassy.
Cash payment is not accepted.
Please see our list of fees for updated information.
Passport Fees
From 19 October 2020, a new regulation on passports and national ID cards applies. From this date, it became more expensive to apply for a passport abroad than in Norway.
The reason for the change is that it is significantly more expensive to issue passports at the Foreign Service missions than in Norway. The new rates cover the costs of issuing and producing the passports and are calculated based on the average cost per passport at the Foreign Service missions.
- Ordinary passport for applicants over 16 years:
NOK 1,290. (450 SAR ) - Ordinary passport for applicants under 16 years:
NOK 770. (270 SAR) - Temporary passport (emergency passport):
NOK 1,690. (590 SAR)
Note that the cost is linked to the application processing and not to the issuance of the document itself. This means that the fee is not refundable if the application is rejected. A separate fee is also introduced for applying for a temporary passport (emergency passport), which is the same for adults and children.
Further rules on the passport fee can be found in the Passport and ID Card Regulations § 7-1 (in Norwegian only). Here you will also find information about the fee rates if you choose to apply for a passport while you are in Norway.
Notary public fees
The Foreign Service in Saudi Arabia can perform any notarial business that a notary public in Norway can perform.
This includes, among other things, the following actions:
- Verify that a document is original
- Confirming the correctness of a transcript (true copy)
- Verify signatures
- Confirming that a person is alive (certificate of life)
- Confirm that a declaration of intent has been made by a specific person
Notarial services are only carried out by appointment. You can get an appointment by sending an email to consular.riyadh@mfa.no.
The fee for these services is NOK 288 (SAR 100).
More information about legalisation and notary public services.
Children under 5 years: Passports will be valid for 2 years.
Children between 5 and 10 years: Passports will be valid for 3 years.
Children between 10 and 16 years: Passports will be valid for 5 years.
Persons over 16 years: Passports will be valid for 10 years.
Passports for children born with dual citizenship not fulfilling the residence requirements, will only be valid until their 22nd birthdays. At that time they will lose their Norwegian citizenship unless an application to retain Norwegian citizenship has been received by a Norwegian Foreign Service Mission before the 22nd birthday. Please check bullet below on retention.
The Embassy can receive applications for retention of citizenship. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) is the authority that processes the application.
For information about Norwegian citizenship, please visit The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's website.
Police Clearance Certificate
Please send a copy of your Norwegian passport and ID (Iqama) along with your full address and contact details to consular.riyadh@mfa.no.
You also need to provide the purpose for obtaining this certificate and to whom the letter will be addressed to.
There is no fee for this service but applicants must arrange for pick up of originals by themselves.
Persons residing in Norway are obliged to report change of address to the Norwegian authorities. If you are staying outside of Norway or a Nordic country for at least six months, you must report the change of residence and new address.
You must fill out a form from the Norwegian Tax Administration and send it to the tax office at your place of residence in Norway, at least 14 days before leaving Norway. Please see the web pages of The Norwegian Tax Administration for the form and more information regarding this issue. You will get a letter when your move from has been registered. The letter sent to your new address abroad.