Checklist for application to keep your Norwegian citizenship (retention of citizenship)
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This is what you need to do
- Print out this list.
- Check the boxes.
- Sign and date the list.
- Bring the list along with the required documents and your copies when you hand these in to the local police.
It is your responsibility to make sure that you have handed in all documents on the list which are required for your application. If you do not hand in all necessary documents, you must hand in a written explanation of why you have not. If all relevant documents are not handed in, this may lead to you having to wait longer for an answer or your application being turned down.
You have to show the original documents
It is important that you bring along the original documents when you show up for your appointment with the police.
You must bring your own copies of the original documents with translation
Before your appointment with the police you have to take copies of all original documents you are handing in with your application and bring them along. The police can confirm your copy as a true copy. The police will keep the copy and you may bring your original document home.
Documents that are in another language than Norwegian or English must be translated into Norwegian or English.
The translation must be confirmed by an authorized translator or public interpreter. You must have the document translated before you hand in your application. It is your responsibility to see to the translation and to pay for the costs.
Documents which you must hand in regarding yourself
The passports do not have to be valid. If you are a citizen of a country, but have never had a passport from this country, you do not need to hand one in. If you have a European national ID card, you can hand in this instead of a passport.
If you were not born in Norway.
The signature form is the attachment you received by email when you registered your application online. Please print it and bring it with you. If you no longer have the signature form or you have not applied online, you must fill in this form (Signature form for citizenship (udi.no) (pdf, 145 kB)) If you submit an application for children, you do not need to fill in this form, but only the consent form for children/minors which you can find further down the page.
Documents which you must hand in regarding your parents
Only applies if
- your parents are, or have been, married, and
- your father was Norwegian when you were born, and
- you were born before 1 September 2006.
Documents your must hand in if you are only a citizen of Norway
You can for example hand in your residence card, or another type of confirmation which shows that you have a residence permit in this country, or a confirmation from the embassy of this country.
Documents you must hand in if you have lived in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland or Finland
For example a printout from the National Registry.