First: Appointments must be booked through our online booking system.
Second: After booking an appointment you will need to submit your applications for personal numbers and passports in person at the Norwegian embassy in London.
Make sure you have created an account prior to starting your booking.
You cannot book an appointment by email or telephone.
New appointments are released every Friday between 9-10am. All available appointments, including cancellations, will only show in the booking system. If there are no available appointments in the booking system, please try again later.
If you need a passport urgently due to a threat to health or an imminent emergency, see more information below under ‘Emergency passports’.
- Book an appointment online in our booking system. All applications must be made in person at the embassy in London.
- Print and fill out the application form before your appointment.
- Print the application checklist and ensure you bring all required documentation to the appointment.
- All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by one of the parents. See more information about parental responsibility and consent below.
Please note that incomplete applications may be rejected.
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSENT
Parental responsibility is the duty and right parents have to make decisions in the child’s personal matters. The one or those who have parental responsibility are also the child’s guardians.
All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by one of the parents. If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, and if only one parent is able to attend the appointment, the application form must be signed by both parents. The original passport for both parents must be shown. If one of the parents resides or is currently staying outside the UK, 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.
A parent with sole parental responsibility must accompany the child to the appointment.
Please see the checklist and our FAQ for information on how to provide consent, if both parents are not attending the appointment.
Information in the passport registry is taken directly from the National Population Register. Parental responsibility is only registered in the National Population Register if the child is born in Norway. If the child is born abroad, and later moves to Norway, the parental responsibility can be updated. Please see more information here.
If you have sole parental responsibility for your child and this is not registered in the Norwegian Population Register, we require official documentation. If you are resident in the UK, you must present a complete court order (signed and legalised with an apostille) which explicitly states that you can apply for a passport for your child without the consent of the other parent. Please see more information here.
Note that we can only accept rulings from a court in a country that is part of the Council of Europe Convention or the Hague Convention.
DID YOU EMIGRATE FROM NORWAY BETWEEN 1960 AND 1975?
If you emigrated from Norway between 1960 and 1975, and have since not been registered as a resident in Norway, please contact the embassy before applying to renew your passport.
Personal information about Norwegians who emigrated between 1960 and 1975 may no longer registered in the National Population Register. If this applies to you, we must update this information before renewing your passport. The embassy will contact the Population Register before processing your passport application. The processing time for your application may be delayed.
In the case your personal information needs to be updated, we will ask you to present some or all of the following documentation:
- Your Norwegian passport
- Details about your date and place of birth
- Details about your parents (full names and dates of birth)
- Birth certificate/christening certificate
Everyone applying for a Norwegian passport must have a personal number.
Before booking an appointment, please go to the Norwegian Tax Administration’s website to answer a few questions: Norwegian national identity number to get a passport
You will have to attend two appointments at the embassy, as we cannot collect biometric data for the passport until the personal number has been issued.
The fee covers both the application for personal number and passport and is paid when you attend the first appointment at the embassy.
- Book an appointment online in our booking system. All applications must be made in person at the embassy in London.
- Print and fill out the application form before your appointment.
- Print the application checklist and ensure you bring all required documentation to the appointment.
- All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by one of the parents. See more information about parental responsibility and consent below.
Please note that incomplete applications may be rejected.
The processing time for a personal number application is approximately 8-10 weeks.
Once the application is received at the embassy, it will be forwarded to the Norwegian Tax Administration who process the application. The embassy will be informed once the personal number has been issued and will contact you to arrange a second appointment in order to collect biometric data for the passport application. It is not necessary to follow up with the embassy or the Tax Administration while the application is being processed.
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSENT
Parental responsibility is the duty and right parents have to make decisions in the child’s personal matters. The one or those who have parental responsibility are also the child’s guardians.
All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by one of the parents. If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, and if only one parent is able to attend the appointment, the application form must be signed by both parents. The original passport for both parents must be shown. If one of the parents resides or is currently staying outside the UK, 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.
A parent with sole parental responsibility must accompany the child to the appointment.
Please see the checklist and our FAQ for information on how to provide consent, if both parents are not attending the appointment.
Information in the passport registry is taken directly from the National Population Register. Parental responsibility is only registered in the National Population Register if the child is born in Norway. If the child is born abroad, and later moves to Norway, the parental responsibility can be updated. Please see more information here.
If you have sole parental responsibility for your child and this is not registered in the National Population Register, we require official documentation. If you are resident in the UK, you must present a complete court order (signed and legalised with an apostille) which explicitly states that you can apply for a personal number for your child without the consent of the other parent. Please see more information here.
Note that we can only accept rulings from a court in a country that is part of the Council of Europe Convention or the Hague Convention.
Emergency passports are primarily intended for Norwegian citizens who have lost or had their passport stolen while travelling abroad, and need a passport to return to their place of residence.
If you need a passport urgently due to a threat to health or an imminent emergency, and where it is not possible to wait for an ordinary passport to be issued, please send an e-mail including your full name and date of birth, explaining and documenting the urgency, to: post.uk@mfa.no
You are not eligible for an emergency passport if your valid passport is with other authorities due to a pending application, e.g. for a visa or driving licence. In such cases you will have to contact the actual authority to request the return of your valid passport.
When applying for a passport, the embassy must ensure that all the requirements are met and that there are no legal obstructions to issuing a passport. This means that some applications can entail longer processing time.
There is no guarantee that an emergency passport will be issued in time for a planned trip.
IMPORTANT TO KNOW
- An emergency passport can only be issued to someone with a Norwegian personal number
- An emergency passport is a handwritten and non-biometric document
- An emergency passport is only valid for one return journey
- Your ordinary passport will be invalidated when you apply for an emergency passport
- Many countries have passport validity requirements – it is your responsibility to find out if a handwritten and non-biometric passport is valid for travel to all the countries you plan to visit
- The emergency passport must be handed in to the police or border control when you enter Norway, or to a Norwegian embassy if you are abroad
DOCUMENTS YOU MUST BRING TO APPLY FOR AN EMERGENCY PASSPORT
- Copy of your e-ticket/confirmation of your booked ticket
- Previous passport, even if expired
- If you have lost your passport, you must bring other valid Norwegian photo-ID, such as driving licence, bank card, or national ID-card
- If you do not have any other Norwegian photo-ID, bring any other government-issued photo-ID you may have
- 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, in colour, taken against a light background, not older than 3 months. The size should be approx. 35x40mm.
- A bank card (not American Express) to pay the application fee of £151.00.
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSENT
Parental responsibility is the duty and right parents have to make decisions in the child’s personal matters. The one or those who have parental responsibility are also the child’s guardians.
All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by one of the parents. If the parents share the parental responsibility for the child, and if only one parent is able to attend the appointment, the application form must be signed by both parents. The original passport for both parents must be shown. If one of the parents resides or is currently staying outside the UK, 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.
A parent with sole parental responsibility must accompany the child to the appointment.
Please see the checklist and our FAQ for information on how to provide consent, if both parents are not attending the appointment.
Information in the passport registry is taken directly from the National Population Register. Parental responsibility is only registered in the National Population Register if the child is born in Norway. If the child is born abroad, and later moves to Norway, the parental responsibility can be updated. Please see more information here.
If you have sole parental responsibility for your child and this is not registered in the National Population Register, we require official documentation. If you are resident in the UK, you must present a complete court order (signed and legalised with an apostille) which explicitly states that you can apply for a passport for your child without the consent of the other parent. Please see more information here.
Note that we can only accept rulings from a court in a country that is part of the Council of Europe Convention or the Hague Convention.
A person in possession of an ordinary passport may be issued a second passport when there is a documented need for it, e.g. in connection with extensive business travel that requires frequent visa applications. A letter from the employer must be submitted with the application.
The second passport will have a maximum validity of two years.
The fee is connected to the processing of the passport application and is not a document fee. This means that the fee will not be refunded if the application is refused.
Application fees for Norwegian passports
- for a person over the age of 16
- 115 GBP
- for a person under the age of 16
- 69 GBP
- Issuing a temporary (emergency) passport
- 151 GBP
- Special delivery envelope for passport delivery:
- 7 GBP
Notarial matters
- Issuing a certificate, true copy and attesting signatures
- 25 GBP
If you were given dual citizenship when you were born and you do not live in Norway for at least two years, or in Nordic countries for at least seven years, before you turn 22, you must apply to retain your Norwegian citizenship.
The application must be submitted before you reach the age of 22. The applications are processed by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Please click here for further information about the application process.
Applications can be registered online using UDI's application portal. Please visit our booking system to make an appointment at the embassy in order to submit your supporting documents.
If your application to retain your Norwegian citizenship was approved before 2018, this approval may not be reflected in the Norwegian Population Register (Folkeregisteret). You can contact the Norwegian Tax Authority (Skatt nord Hammerfest) directly to have the information added:
Skatt nord Hammerfest
Personregisteret
9613 Hammerfest
NORWAY
Norway allows dual citizenship from 1 January 2020.
This means that Norwegians will be able to retain their Norwegian citizenship if they become citizens of another country. The same principle will apply to citizens of other countries if they satisfy the conditions for Norwegian citizenship. Those who have lost their Norwegian citizenship under the old rules will be able to reclaim it.
Applications can be registered online using UDI's application portal. Please book an appointment online in our booking system, in order to submit your supporting documents at the embassy.
You can find more information on UDI's website.
Do I have to book an appointment to renew my passport/apply for a personal number/submit supporting documentation for my citizenship application?
Yes. All those who require one (or more) of the embassy’s services must book an appointment online in our booking system. We do not operate a waiting list, and we do not have drop-in appointments. We do not take appointment bookings by phone or email. All applicants must book an appointment online.
Do I need to book an appointment for notarizations/to give consent for a passport renewal?
No, you do not need to book an appointment. You can come to the embassy during our opening hours, Monday-Friday between 10.00-14.00. Please ensure you bring your original and valid passport.
I have tried to book an appointment online, but there are never any available appointments. Is there something wrong with your booking system?
If you are unable to find an appointment in our booking system, it means that we have no available appointments. Please try again later.
If an error message shows when you try to access our booking system, please try using a different browser.
I have booked one appointment, but also need to renew the passports of other family members. Can I bring more than one person to my appointment?
No. You must book one appointment per person.
I recently applied for a personal number, but I have not received an update since then. Has the personal number been issued yet? Can you ask the Norwegian Population Register (Folkeregisteret) to expedite my application?
Once the application is received at the embassy, it will be sent to the Norwegian Tax Administration who process the application. The processing time for a personal number application is approximately 8-10 weeks. The embassy will be informed once the personal number has been issued and will contact you to set up the second appointment in order to collect biometric data to complete the passport application. It is not necessary to contact the embassy or the Tax Administration regarding the application, while it is being processed.
Do I need to bring passport photos to renew my passport?
No. You only need to bring passport photos when applying for a personal number OR an emergency passport.
I live in the UK, but my children live in another country. How can I give consent for their passport applications?
You can give consent for the passport renewal at the embassy. Note that this consent will only be valid for 3 months.
I live in Norway/another country, but my children live in the UK. How can I give consent for their passport applications?
You can give consent for the passport renewal at a Norwegian police station or your nearest Norwegian embassy. Note that this consent will only be valid for 3 months.
I have changed my name since I last renewed my passport/I wish to change my name. What do I need to do?
The names in the passport will be identical to the ones registered in the Norwegian Population Register (Folkeregisteret). Should you wish to change your name, this must be completed prior to your passport appointment. Please contact the Tax Administration for further information regarding name change.
If you are resident in the UK, see this page for more information on how to proceed.
My passport or national ID-card has been lost or stolen. What do I need to do?
If you lose your passport, it must be reported lost as soon as possible to the nearest Norwegian embassy or to the police in Norway. When reporting it lost at the Norwegian embassy, you should bring valid photo ID. The loss must be reported in person.
Please note that a passport or ID-card that has been reported lost or stolen is no longer a valid travel document. If you find the document that has been reported lost, you must hand it in to a Norwegian embassy or a police station in Norway.
You do not need an appointment to report the loss, but you must book an appointment to renew your passport. You can only apply for National ID-cards in Norway.
How much does it cost to renew a passport/apply for a first passport?
We accept payments by card only (not American Express), please see information about fees here.
The fee is connected to the processing of the passport application and is not a document fee. This means that the fee will not be refunded if the application is refused.
When will my passport be ready for collection at the embassy?
You can collect your passport at the embassy Monday-Friday between 10.30-13.00.
If you have opted to collect your new passport at the embassy, you will be informed by email when the passport is ready for collection. You do not need an appointment to collect your passport.
Please remember to bring your most recent passport. If someone else is picking up the passport on your behalf, they will need a written authorisation from you as well as their own passport. Your signature on the letter of authorisation must be certified by a notary public.
You must also bring your ID if you are collecting for your child. Children under 18 cannot collect their passport themselves but must be accompanied by one of their parents (please note children do not need to be present in order for their parents to collect their passport).
Alternatively, you can pay for your passport to be posted to the address of your choice by Royal Mail via a special delivery envelope. This can be arranged at your appointment (see fee for payment).