Thales, the supplier of Norwegian passports, reports a shortage of raw materials and reduced production capacity. The shortage of raw materials is due to the pandemic and the war in Europe. The situation affects Norway and several other European countries.
We therefore ask applicants who are already in possession of another country's passport, and who do not immediately need a Norwegian passport, to wait with their application until the autumn of 2022.
The embassy will not be able to confirm when your passport will be ready.
Where to go for passports
All passports for adults and children must be applied for in person at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC or at one of our Consulates General (New York, Houston, or San Francisco). Please see the Passports tab elsewhere on this page for further information.
Where to go for other consular services
The Embassy in Washington, DC
Please visit the Embassy’s page for address, contact and appointment information: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/about-embassy/
The Embassy provides consular services to Norwegian citizens in the following states:
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
The Consulate General in Houston
Please visit the Consulate General’s page for address, contact and appointment information: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/houston/
The Consulate General in Houston provides consular services to Norwegian citizens in the following states and territories:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Puerto Rico
- Texas
- US Virgin Islands
The Consulate General in New York
Please visit the Consulate General’s page for address, contact and appointment information: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/new-york/
The Consulate General in New York provides consular services to Norwegian citizens in the following states and areas:
- Bermuda
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
The Consulate General in San Francisco
Please visit the Consulate General’s page for address, contact and appointment information: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/san-francisco/
The Consulate General in San Francisco provides consular services to Norwegian citizens in the following states:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
Honorary consulates
Norway has 38 Honorary Consulates around the United States. They can assist with certain consular matters.
Where to apply
All passports — for adults and children — must be applied for in person at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC or at one of our Consulates General (Houston, New York or San Francisco). By appointment only.
How to make an appointment
Embassy in DC: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/about-embassy/
CG Houston: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/houston/
CG New York: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/new-york/
CG San Francisco: https://www.norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/san-francisco/
Applicants under 18
All applicants under 18 must be accompanied by at least one parent. The original or notarized copies of passports of both parents must be presented at the time of application. If either parent will not be in attendance, he or she must also provide a notarized letter of consent.
Before you apply
- If your name has been changed, please contact the population register (Folkeregisteret) to verify that your name is correct . This must be done before applying for a passport.
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Persons 9 years or younger may apply for a personal number and passport simultaneously, as long as they do not turn 10 years old before the personal number is assigned. Persons 10 years and older will have to come back for a passport once they have been assigned a personal number.
- Please check if your country of birth is registered in the national population 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: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/contact/
- Notarize absent parent’s letter of consent, if applicable.
What you need to bring
Please complete this checklist before your appointment: Passport application checklist
Norwegian passports are biometric. More information on biometric passports can be found on the Norwegian police's website.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Passport application form
Download the passport application form.
Payable by credit card
- $129 for people 16 years of age and above.
- $77 for children under 16.
- $169 for emergency passport, any age.
Processing time
Due to shortage of raw materials, the processing time is 2 months or more.
If you lose your passport, you need to contact the Norwegian Embassy or the nearest Consulate General as soon as possible.
(In New York, you will need a statement from the Embassy or Consulate General to take to the U.S. police to report it lost or stolen. You must bring the police report with you to the Norwegian Embassy or Consulate General when you apply for a new passport or emergency passport.)
Please note that when your passport is reported lost or stolen, it is no longer a valid travel document. If you find a passport that has been reported lost, you must hand it in to the Embassy or the police in Norway.
An emergency passport may be issued in cases of emergency. This is a hand-written passport and it is only valid for one return journey to Norway.
To apply for an emergency passport, you need to bring the following to your appointment:
- Police report regarding loss/theft of passport
- A completed Loss of Passport form (Loss of Passport form in English, Loss of Passport form in Norwegian). Please refer to the "Lost or stolen passport" tab elsewhere on this page for additional information.
- Copy of your e-ticket/confirmation of your booked ticket
- Two passport-sized photos
- A valid photo ID
- A filled-out application for passport
Please use the passport application checklist to help plan your application.
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 refer to the Norwegian Citizenship tab below.
You may apply to reclaim your Norwegian citizenship only if you have previously been a Norwegian citizen and lost your citizenship when you became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
UDI has information on requirements, how to apply and what to submit: Want to apply: Notification of citizenship for those who have previously been Norwegian citizens - UDI
Download the step-by-step guide.
A person who acquired Norwegian citizenship at birth, but who has not resided in Norway for a total period of two years or in any other Nordic countries for a total of seven years shall lose his or her Norwegian citizenship upon reaching the age of 22. A person with sufficient connection to Norway may, however, apply for retention of his/her Norwegian citizenship. Sufficient connection is defined as visits to Norway that exceeds 180 days in total. The application must be submitted to a Norwegian Embassy or Consulate General before the applicant reaches the age of 22.
Please complete this checklist before your appointment.
The applications are processed by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). The application should be filled out online. Please print the completed application and sign the cover letter with barcode from the application portal, together with the checklist and bring to your appointment with all the required documentation.
UDI has information on requirements, how to apply and what to submit:
Want to renew: Keeping your Norwegian citizenship (retention of citizenship) - UDI
Documentation required
All documentation must be prepared before the appointment at the Embassy or Consulate General.
Please note:
Applications must be submitted to the Embassy or Consulate General before the applicant's 22nd birthday.
A signed cover letter from the application portal together with UDI's checklist must be included with the application.
If your application to retain your Norwegian citizenship was approved before October 19, 2015, this approval will not be reflected in the National Registry (Folkeregisteret). You can contact the Norwegian Tax Authority directly to have the information added:
Skatteetaten
Postboks 9200 Grønland
0134 Oslo
NORWAY
You need a Norwegian national identity number to get a passport. If you do not have a national identity number, the National Population Register must issue one as a part of the passport application process.
Please see information from the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) website here: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/national-registry/change/fodselsnummer-for-a-fa-pass/
Applications for a personal number must be submitted at the Embassy/Consulate General that has jurisdiction over your State of Residence. Please refer to the list at the top of this page.
Personal number checklist
Please download our personal number application checklist and sample letter.
The sample letter is also available in Word format for easy editing.
How to apply for a Norwegian personal number and passport for your child
As of 26 October 2020, it is required that married couples register their marriage with the Norwegian Tax Administration in Norway (Skatteetaten — address below) before applying for a personal number for their child. Please send your marriage certificate with an apostille along with copies of your passports to the Norwegian Tax Administration in Norway. It is helpful to include a short letter where you state that you wish to have the marriage registered in the registry and that you wish to have the document returned. Please also include a return address so that they may send you the original document back.
Skatteetaten
Postboks 9200 Grønland
0134 Oslo
NORWAY
You must submit a separate application for a personal number for each child. It takes approximately 10 to 12 weeks to get a personal number.
Persons 9 years or younger may apply for a personal number and passport simultaneously, as long as they do not turn 10 years old before the personal number is assigned. Persons 10 years and older will have to come back for a passport once they have been assigned a personal number.
Paternity or co-maternity
If the parents were not married at the time of the child’s birth, they will have to establish the paternity in Norway themselves prior to applying for a personal number for their child. Visit NAV’s website where you can download the application form and read the information about how to establish paternity or co-maternity:
https://www.nav.no/en/home/relatert-informasjon/paternity-or-co-maternity-established-abroad
Adoption
If the child was adopted, the parents must apply for recognition of adoption abroad prior to applying for a personal number. Please see BUFDIR's website for more information:
https://www.bufdir.no/adopsjon/anerkjennelse_av_adopsjon_gjennomfort_i_utlandet/
Are you wondering whether you already are a Norwegian citizen? Answer the questions in this guide, and you will get an answer.