Required documentation to be presented at the time of application:
When applying for a Norwegian personal number, it is the applicant’s responsibility to provide evidence that he/she is eligible to be issued a Norwegian passport.
Please provide the following documentation:
- An application letter addressed to the Norwegian National Population Registry (Folkeregisteret), Skatt Nord, Tromsø, requesting a personal number for passport purposes. Signed by both parents.
- Unabridged Birth Certificate with Apostille
Information about the parents:
- Valid passport of both parents
- Valid residence permit in the country of residence of the Norwegian parent
- Marriage Certificate if the parents are married, with Apostille
- Documentation of other citizenship (if applicable)
- Certificate of Norwegian citizenship or proof of retention of Norwegian citizenship (if applicable)
- Documentation of release from previous citizenship (if applicable)
- Additional documentation might be required for determining paternity based on your family situation.
All relevant documentation must be provided at the time of appointment. The Embassy and/or the National Population Registry may request further documentation, if deemed necessary, to confirm the applicant's nationality and/or parentage.
All forwarded documentation which is not original must be certified as true copies of the originals by the Embassy or a Norwegian Consulate.
