ADULT PASSPORT COLLECTIONS:

• Please bring your old passport, even if expired. This will need to be cancelled in advance of handing out the new document.
• Passports must not be more than 3 months expired at the time of collection. If so, additional official valid photo ID required.

• Please bring child's old passport, even if expired. This will need to be cancelled in advance of handing out the new document.
• The parent making the collection must also bring their valid passport as proof of ID.

Please send through scanned copies of the relevent documents for review in advance of making an appointment. This will help to prevent unnecessary delays with applications.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE APPOINTMENT:

• An application letter addressed to the Norwegian National Population Registry (Folkeregisteret), Skatt Nord, Tromsø, requesting a personal number for passport purposes. This should be signed by both parents and should state the names of both the child and parents.
• Unabridged Birth Certificate with Apostille (Legalisation from DIRCO)
• Documentation of other citizenship e.g. passport (if applicable)

Please note that children must be present when applying, and accompanied by both parents.
Signatures must be original and handwritten. Digital signatures will not be accepted.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARENTS:

• Valid passport of both parents (if either parent is a dual citizen please bring both passports)
• Valid residence permit in the country of residence of the Norwegian parent
• Marriage Certificate with Apostille (legalisation from DIRCO) if the parents are married.
• Documentation of paternity for children born abroad if parents are unmarried
• 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)

Please note that all documents MUST be in original.

NOTE:

• The Norwegian Tax Authority is currently experiencing a high volume of applications.
  With that in mind, the minimum processing time for a personal ID number is 8 weeks.
• Marriages should be registered with Skatteetaten/Folkeregisteret in Norway in advance of the appointment.

• https://www.norway.no/en/south-africa/for-nordmenn/personal-id-number/

Please contact the consular section at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria for all passport queries.

• cons.pretoria@mfa.no
• 012-364 3700

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

• https://www.norway.no/en/south-africa/for-nordmenn/nye-gebyrer-for-norske-pass/
• https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2020-10-09-2012

Please be advised that the application is to be made through the UDI’s application portal.

The Consulate is responsible for collecting the relevant supporting documents as per the UDI checklist and sending them to the Embassy in Pretoria.

Certified copies of the relevant documents can be made at the Consulate for a fee.

Please ensure that you send scanned copies of the relevant documents for review in advance of your appointment.

NOTE: There is a R200 courier fee to be paid either in cash/by card at the appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

• https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-renew/keeping-your-norwegian-citizenship-retention-of-citizenship/application-requirements/how-to-apply-to-keep-your-norwegian-citizenship/?r=zaf&n=n

Please contact the consulate in advance of making an appointment to provide parental consent.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE APPOINTMENT:

• original valid passport or asylum seeker document

FEES TO BE PAID EITHER IN CASH OR BY CARD AT THE APPOINTMENT:

• A service fee for the attestation of signature.
• R200 courier fee to send the documents to the Embassy in Pretoria.

Please be advised that the consulate is not involved in marriage registration applications and that applicants will need to deal with Skatteetaten directly.

See Skatteetaten’s website for further information.

Certified copies of the relevant documents can be made at the consulate for a fee. Please send scans of the documents in advance of the appointment.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE APPOINTMENT:

• Please confirm the list of required documents with Skatteetaten directly by calling: ​+ 47 22 07 70 00

All applications and supporting documents are to be sent directly to Skatteetaten by mail.
See the address below:
Skatteetaten
P.O.Box 9200 - Grønland
0134 OSLO
Norway.

Should you wish to use a courier service, be sure to contact Skatteetaten directly for a street delivery address.

NOTE:

• Original unabridged marriage certificates will need to be legalised with an apostille from DIRCO in Pretoria before they can be used to register marriages in Norway.
• Confirmation of marriages registered with Skatteetaten/Folkeregisteret will be required before applying for a personal ID number for children born outside of Norway.

• https://www.norway.no/en/south-africa/for-nordmenn/personal-id-number/
• https://www.skatteetaten.no/skjema/endre-navn/"

Please be advised that the consulate offers limited notarial services. With that in mind, email norway@cnsct.co.za in advance of making an appointment.

Please include information regarding the service required and scans of the relevant documents or forms.

There is a fee associated with this service which can be paid either in cash or by card at the appointment. See the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria’s fee chart for details.

Please be advised that the Consulate does not deal with drivers licence applications.

For information regarding lost or stolen licences please see the link below:
https://www.vegvesen.no/forerkort/har-forerkort/mistet-forerkort

Please use this option for collections of the following documents:

• UDI decisions
• NAV decisions
• certified documents
• citizenship retention decisions

• Valid passport