Received an answer Have been granted Norwegian citizenship
If you have been granted Norwegian citizenship, you can get a Norwegian passport.
Please read the letter from the UDI carefully. It will tell you what to do now and what type of decision has been made in your case.
What type of decision has been made in your case?
-
Norwegian citizenship granted by application
Congratulations on your Norwegian citizenship!
What you need to do now
- When you have received the letter from the UDI which informs you that you have been given Norwegian citizenship, you can collect your citizenship decision from the police in the place where you live. You have to book an appointment in advance.
- Log in to the Application Portal and book an appointment (external website). You first choose your application for citizenship, and then book the appointment under the header 'Has your application already been granted?'.
-
If you are having problems booking an appointment online, you will need to call your local police district to book an appointment. You cannot call the UDI to book an appointment.
- You must collect your citizenship decision within three months. You will need the citizenship decision if you plan to apply for a Norwegian passport.
- You must collect the citizenship decision personally. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please bring the following when you go to the police
- Your information letter from the UDI. You must show this to the police before they can give you your citizenship decision.
- Your residence card, if you have one
- Your passport or immigrant's passport/refugee travel document. If you do not have a passport/immigrant's passport/refugee travel document, please bring valid ID.
Apply for a Norwegian passport
After you have collected your citizenship decision, you can submit your application for a Norwegian passport to the police (external website). You must show your citizenship decision and information letter when you apply for a passport, so please take good care of these documents.
You can participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony
If you are over the age of 12, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony.
-
Norwegian citizenship granted by notification
Congratulations on your Norwegian citizenship!
What you need to do now
- When you have received the letter from the UDI which informs you that you have been given Norwegian citizenship, you can collect your citizenship decision from the police in the place where you live. You have to book an appointment in advance.
- Log in to the Application Portal and book an appointment (external website). You first choose your application for citizenship, and then book the appointment under the header 'Has your application already been granted?'.
-
If you are having problems booking an appointment online, you will need to call your local police district to book an appointment. You cannot call the UDI to book an appointment.
- You must collect your citizenship decision within three months. You will need the citizenship decision if you plan to apply for a Norwegian passport.
- You must collect the citizenship decision personally. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please bring the following when you go to the police
- Your information letter from the UDI. You must show this to the police before they can give you your citizenship decision.
- Your passport, which you must present as ID.
Apply for a Norwegian passport
After you have collected your citizenship decision, you can submit your application for a Norwegian passport to the police (external website). You must show your citizenship decision and information letter when you apply for a passport, so please take good care of these documents.
You can participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony
If you are over the age of 12, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony.
-
I have become a Norwegian citizen, but have been told to renounce (give up) my previous citizenship
Congratulations on your Norwegian citizenship!
What you need to do now
- When you have received the letter from the UDI which informs you that you have been given Norwegian citizenship, you can collect your citizenship decision from the police in the place where you live. You have to book an appointment in advance.
- Log in to the Application Portal and book an appointment (external website). You first choose your application for citizenship, and then book the appointment under the header 'Has your application already been granted?'.
-
If you are having problems booking an appointment online, you will need to call your local police district to book an appointment. You cannot call the UDI to book an appointment.
- You must collect your citizenship decision within three months. You will need the citizenship decision if you plan to apply for a Norwegian passport.
- You must collect the citizenship decision personally. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Please bring the following when you go to the police
- Your information letter from the UDI. You must show this to the police before they can give you your citizenship decision.
- Your residence card, if you have one.
- Your passport or immigrant's passport/refugee travel document, if you have one. If you do not have a passport/immigrant's passport/refugee travel document, please bring valid ID.
Your previous citizenship
If you have been told to renounce (give up) your previous citizenship within a deadline, you do not have to do this. We will send you a letter with a confirmation of this by the end of January 2020. You must bring this letter with you the next time you apply for a Norwegian passport with the police.
If you have been told to renounce your other citizenship when you become an adult (reach the age of majority), it is not necessary that you do this.
Do you wish to only have Norwegian citizenship?
If you wish to give up your previous citizenship, because you only want to have Norwegian citizenship, you can still do so. To do this, you must contact the authorities of the country you were previously a citizen of.
Afterward, you must give notice to the Norwegian authorities that you now only have Norwegian citizenship. If you live in Norway, you must contact the tax office where you live (external website). If you live abroad, you must contact a Norwegian embassy or consulate (external website).
Apply for a Norwegian passport
After you have collected your citizenship decision, and you have received the letter from the UDI which confirms that you do not have to renounce your previous citizenship, you can submit your application for a Norwegian passport to the police (external website). You must show your citizenship decision and information letter when you apply for a passport, so please take good care of these documents.
You can participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony
If you are over the age of 12, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony.
-
A promise of Norwegian citizenship has been made
If you have been told to renounce (give up) your previous citizenship before you can become a Norwegian citizen, you do not need to do this.
You do not have to do anything or apply again. We will now finish your case. It may take some time, because there are many people that are in the same situation as you. As soon as we have finished treating your case, you will get an answer.
Apply for a Norwegian passport
You can apply for a Norwegian passport once you have received a letter from the UDI informing you that you have become a Norwegian citizen. You must submit your application for a passport to the police (external website).
You can participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony
If you are over the age of 12, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony.
-
Your application to keep your citizenship (retention of citizenship) has been granted
You will receive a retention desicion by post. You must present the retention desicion when you apply for a passport, so take good care of this document.
You can apply for a Norwegian passport
You must submit your application for a passport to the police or to a Norwegian embassy.
