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Applying for a new passport

From 1 June 2021, it is no longer possible to apply for ordinary passports 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.

All applications must be made in person. You have to book an appointment in advance by sending an email to consular.riyadh@mfa.no

Once appointment is booked, applicants will receive instructions by email for payment via bank transfer.

NB: In order to apply for a passport, you need a personal number (please see below bullet/section).

Processing time: 

The processing time for passport renewals is approximately 14 days. For personal number applications, the processing time is approximately 2-4 months.

Documents you need to bring

Children under 18:

• The child's valid passport.
• If the passport expired more than three months ago, the original birth certificate must be presented. 
• Both parents' valid passports.
• ID ( Iqama) for all.
• If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, and only one parent is able to attend the appointment, the other parent must fill out a Power of attorney and send original passport with the parent attending with child. Both parents’ original passports must be shown at the passport appointment.
  Click here for Norwegian and English forms.

Adults:

• Valid passport. If the passport expired more than three months ago, please bring other valid photo ID, such as a driving license and/or national ID card.

Place and country of birth:

• The place and country of birth are shown in the passport. The information in the passport corresponds with the information registered in the national registry (Folkeregisteret).
• Many people are not registered with a country of birth in the national registry, and this must be corrected before applying for a new passport.
• If the country of birth is not registered in the national registry, it will be shown as "unknown" in the passport.
• Please check if your country of birth is registered in the national registry if you are planning to apply for a passport. This applies even if your country of birth is shown in your old passport.
• You can contact Skatteetaten to find out if this applies to you. You can read more on Skatteetaten's website. 

Everyone who wants to apply for a Norwegian passport must have a Norwegian personal number.    

For children born in Saudi Arabia, Oman or Bahrain, an application for a personal ID can be submitted together with an application for passport “Søknad om pass”

From 1 June 2021, it is no longer possible to apply for a personal number at the honorary consulates in KSA and Oman. All applicants, including children, must apply at the Embassy in Riyadh.  

This means that you will have to meet in person twice at the embassy.

The fee covers both the application for personal number and passport.

Once appointment is booked, applicants will receive instructions by email for payment via bank transfer.

Documentation needed for applicants under 18:

Before booking an appointment, please go to the Norwegian Tax Authorities' website to answer a few questions: Norwegian national identity number to get a passport 

This is to ensure that you bring the correct documents to your appointment

• All the documents listed on the Norwegian Tax Authorities' website.

• Original birth certificate with names of both parents. The date of birth (DOB) certificate must be attested by the government authority and translated into English by a certified translation office.

• Both parents' original passports. 
• If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, and only one parent is able to attend the appointment, the other parent must fill out a Power of attorney and send original passport with the parent attending with child. Both parents’ original passports must be shown at the passport appointment.
  Click here for Norwegian and English forms.
•  If one of the parents resides or is currently staying outside Saudi Arabia, he or she must meet in person at a police station in Norway or at a Norwegian embassy abroad in order to give their consent.
• Two passport-size 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, in colour, taken against a light background, not older than 3 months.
• DNA will be requested for children born in SA and Yemen.

Please note: The Embassy cannot accept incomplete applications.

 Documentation needed for applicants over 18:

Before booking an appointment please go to the Norwegian Tax Authorities' website to answer a few questions: Norwegian national identity number to get a passport 

This is to ensure that you bring the correct documents to your appointment.

• All the documents listed on the Norwegian Tax Authorities' website.

• Original birth certificate with names of both parents. The date of birth (DOB) certificate must be attested by the government authority and translated into English by a certified translation office.
• Iqama/residence permit
• Certified copy of the applicant’s passport or other valid photo ID.

• Information about the Norwegian parent's name and personal number. If the Norwegian parent does not have a personal number, there may be a need to show additional documentation.
• Two passport-size 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, in colour, taken against a light background, not older than three months, approx. 35x40mm.
• If you have changed your name after moving from Norway, please include a copy of your marriage certificate or other proof of name change.

When the personal number is ready, we will contact you to arrange a second appointment in order to collect biometric data for the passport application.

Please note: The Embassy cannot accept incomplete applications.

When the personal number is ready, we will contact you to arrange a second appointment in order to collect biometric data for the passport application. A passport photo will be taken at the embassy. Applicants over 10 must sign, and applicants over 12 must also give their fingerprints.

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.
For processing applications for passports submitted at a Norwegian Foreign Service mission, the following rates apply from February 1, 2021:

1. Ordinary passport for applicants over 16 years NOK 1,290 (SAR 560).
2. Ordinary passport for applicants under 16 years NOK 770 (SAR 335).
3. Temporary passport (emergency passport) NOK 1,690 (SAR 732).

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.

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.
Further rules on the passport fee can be found in the Passport and ID Card Regulations § 7-1. Here you will also find information about the fee rates if you choose to apply for a passport while you are in Norway.

Notorial fees 

For issuing a certificate and attesting signatures: NOK 288, payable in local currency SAR 125. 

Legalizations

The embassy can legalize documents and perform actions that the Notary Public in Norway can perform legalizations.

People who want to legalize a document to use it in Norway, KSA can come to the embassy by appointment.

You can book an appointment by sending an email to consular.riyadh@mfa.no or by calling the embassy.

The embassy only legalizes documents to the benefit of a Norwegian citizen or has any  connection to Norway or Norwegian interests.

The document must be first legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway. Please note that the embassy does not legalize Documents from Somalia.

Applicants must bring all necessary documents to the embassy, ​​including passports. The price for legalizations is 125 SAR per document. The amount must be paid in cash when the documents are delivered to the embassy.

Notary:

By agreement, the embassy in Riyadh can perform all actions that the notary public in Norway can perform. This includes i.a. following actions:

Confirmed signatures (125 SAR per document)

Confirm True copy (125 SAR per document)

Section 13 of the Foreign Affairs Act, however, places the restriction that the embassy can only act as a notary public when this happens for the benefit of a Norwegian citizen or the relationship is otherwise connected to Norway or Norwegian interests.

A person in possession of an ordinary passport can apply for a second passport when there is a documented need for it, e.g. in connection with extensive business travel that requires frequent visa applications. Applicants for a second passport must bring the following:

• A signed letter from the employer, stating the reason for a second passport application (written on the organization’s letter).
• Valid original passport or expired second passport.
• The fee must be paid in cash.

Please note: Second passports are only valid for two years.

If you have lost your passport in Saudi Arabia, the Embassy can issue an emergency passport for your travel back to Norway. An emergency passport is issued to those who have an immediate, urgent need, and do not have the possibility to await the issuing of an ordinary passport.

The emergency passport must be delivered to the police/passport authorities at the border control upon arrival in Norway.

Emergency passports are usually not issued if you have been given an emergency passport twice within the last five years, or have previously failed to hand in the emergency passport upon arrival in Norway.

You must schedule an appointment and meet up at the Embassy in person to apply for an emergency passport. Please contact the embassy for an appointment: emb.riyadh@mfa.no.

Please provide the following information in the email to the Embassy:

• The applicant's full name and personal ID number.
• Telephone number.
• Preferred appointment time/day.
• Booking/travel documents to Norway.

Documents required for an emergency passport:

• Norwegian ID document (e.g. driver’s license, debit/credit card with picture and signature, or a Norwegian birth certificate).
• A police report from a local police office, stating the lost/stolen passport. The report must be presented in its original form together with a version translated into English.
• A completed “Notification of loss of passport” – form (“Søknad om pass”).
• Two passport photos without headwear or dark glasses (high quality, same photo series, white background, max. three months old, min. 36x47 mm size).
• Travel documents.

If you find a passport that has been reported lost, you must hand it in to the embassy or police in Norway. Please note that if your passport has been reported lost or stolen, it is no longer a valid travel document.

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

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.