Eligibility quiz
Were you born in Norway?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Norwegian passport
Norwegian citizens can get a Norwegian passport for travel.
Live in Norway for life
Norwegian citizens can live in Norway without a residence permit and cannot be removed as foreign nationals.
They can leave and return freely.
Study in Norway
Norwegian citizens have the right to study in Norway.
Work in Norway
Norwegian citizens can work in Norway as employees or work for themselves.
Get help abroad
Norwegian missions abroad may offer help with emergencies such as theft, illness or accidents, and with passport services.
Help is not guaranteed, and people living abroad permanently may receive less help.
If you also hold the citizenship of the country you are in, Norway may be unable to help effectively there.
Vote in elections
Norwegian citizens aged 18 or over who are or have been registered as living in Norway can vote in parliamentary elections, including from abroad.
How to apply
Applying at the policeApplying at the police
Find your police office
Find the police office that handles citizenship applications for the place where you live.
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Get a police certificate
If you are over 15, apply for a police certificate of conduct. It must be no more than three months old on the day of your appointment.
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Fill in the application online
Create or sign in to your UDI account and fill in the citizenship application. For a child, the parents, parent with sole responsibility or guardian applies; a child over 12 must consent.
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Pay the fee online
Pay the application fee online if the portal asks you to. The portal will show you the amount.
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Get your document checklist
After registering and paying any fee, get your personal document checklist from your application portal.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the documents on your personal checklist for the police.
See required documentsBook an appointment
Book an appointment with the police through your application account or the link in your confirmation email. For a child, the parent or guardian books the appointment.
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Go to your appointment
Attend at the police office in your confirmation, identify yourself and hand in your application and everything on your checklist; parents or guardians attend and submit for a child. If you cannot use the online form, you can use the paper form and telephone the police to book.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your case through your UDI account and respond if UDI asks for more information. Tell UDI if your contact details change, and wait for its decision.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Application form
Submit the completed citizenship application online. If you cannot use the online form, use UDI’s paper citizenship application form instead. A parent or guardian applies for a child under 18.
Parental responsibility records *
Bring the records showing who has parental responsibility for you. If a guardian applies for you, bring the guardianship records requested on your checklist.
* Only if you are under 18 and your checklist asks for them.
Proof of language *
Bring the evidence on your checklist showing that you meet the language requirement or qualify for an exemption.
* Only if your checklist asks for it.
Proof of residence *
Bring the documents on your checklist that show how long you have lived in Norway and what residence permits you have held. For a child under one, the checklist may also ask for evidence of the parents’ residence status.
* Only if your checklist asks for it.
Travel records *
Bring the documents on your checklist that show the time you have spent outside Norway.
* Only if your checklist asks for them.
Police certificate *
Get your certificate of conduct from the police. It must be no more than three months old when you attend your police appointment.
* Only if you are over 15.
Proof of identity *
Bring the identity documents UDI asks for. If you were born in Norway and are registered in the National Population Register, you do not need to submit a passport.
* Only if UDI asks you for identity documents.
Child’s consent *
Give your consent to the citizenship application. Follow your checklist for how to provide it.
* Only if you are over 12 and under 18.
Citizenship test records *
Bring the evidence on your checklist showing that you meet the social studies or citizenship test requirements, or qualify for an exemption.
* Only if your checklist asks for them.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Military service
Norwegian citizens fit for service have a military service duty from the year they turn 19 through the end of the year they turn 44.
The duty applies to women and men, but not everyone is selected to serve.
An international agreement can prevent service in Norway for someone with another citizenship.
Citizenship can be lost
Citizenship can be taken away for deliberately false or withheld key facts; children are usually protected from a parent's or grandparent's mistake.
Some born Norwegian abroad with another citizenship lose it at 22 unless they lived in Norway for 2 years or Nordic countries for 7, or are allowed to keep it.
You may ask to give it up; before 2020, gaining or not giving up another citizenship could also cause loss.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
Norway Visa Process - Immigration Legal UDI spørsmål besvares av advokater
Facebook group for people living in Norway interested in Norwegian visas (Norwegian & English)
Join on Facebookr/AnchorLessEurope
English Reddit group for people living in Europe interested in visas
Join on Redditr/europe
English Reddit group for people interested in local life in Europe
Join on RedditConsultation
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