Children under the age of 18 with a Norwegian father and a foreign mother are on certain conditions eligible for Norwegian citizenship, please read more at ‘How do I give notification of Norwegian citizenship?
Documentation of paternity is required.
A birth certificate is not accepted as documentation.
Children born in Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Sweden:
Documentation that paternity is set by court or by other means is required.
Children born in other countries:
- It is required to document that paternity is set according to the national law of the relevant country
- If paternity is set by other means, documentation that this is approved by NAV is required (before July 1st 2006: Rikstrygdeverket).
When paternity or co-maternity may be established in Norway
When any of the parties have connections with foreign countries paternity and co-maternity may be established in Norway
- if the mother was resident in Norway when the child was born;
- if the child has later taken up residence in Norway, and the mother or the guardian of the child wishes to have paternity established here; or
- if the putative father is resident in Norway.
