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.
If you have been notified that your application for Norwegian citizenship was accepted before 15 June 2020, and have not been able to book an appointment with the police yet. UDI will now send you the decision letter by mail by the end of July. We are working on doing this as soon as possible. You do not need to contact us about this, and you will not get your letter faster if you call. You can dismiss the information about collecting the decision letter at the police station. Follow the information in the new letter that you will receive. If you have Digipost, we will send you the letter by that, if not, you will receive it by mail.
Congratulations on your Norwegian citizenship! UDI will send you the decition letter by mail, or by Digipost, if you have that.
You must wait a week because it takes a week before you are registered in the national registry that you are a Norwegian citizen.
If you have lost your immigrant’s passport or travel document, you must first notify the police about this. You must hand in a loss report and the police must confirm your identity.
You can not apply for a passport without this confirmation. You can find the contact information for the police districts here
If you are under the age of 18 there are other requirements for being granted a passport. You can read more about it here. (external website)
If you are over twelve years old, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony. The citizenship ceremony is a solemn celebration of the transition to Norwegian citizenship. There will be a speech from a government official, you will be able to make a vow of allegiance, the national anthem will be played and you will receive a gift book. The ceremony is arranged by the County Governor. You will receive an invitation in the mail from the County Governor and you must register for the ceremony yourself. The ceremony is free and you can bring guests. After the ceremony, food and drink will be served. More information can be found at statsforvalteren.no (external website).
Congratulations on your Norwegian citizenship! UDI will send you the decition letter by mail.
You can apply for Norwegian passport when you get a decision letter from UDI.
You must book an appointment for this at the passport office at the police.
If you are under the age of 18 there are other requirements for being granted a passport. You can read more about it here. (external website)
If you are over twelve years old, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony. The citizenship ceremony is a solemn celebration of the transition to Norwegian citizenship. There will be a speech from a government official, you will be able to make a vow of allegiance, the national anthem will be played and you will receive a gift book. The ceremony is arranged by the County Governor. You will receive an invitation in the mail from the County Governor and you must register for the ceremony yourself. The ceremony is free and you can bring guests. After the ceremony, food and drink will be served. More information can be found at statsforvalteren.no (external website).
If you have been required to renounce your previous citizenship within a deadline, you do not have to follow this requirement. We will send you a confirmation on this within January 2020. You must bring the letter next time you are going to apply for a passport.
If you wish to renounce your old citizenship and only hold the Norwegian citizenship, you can still do this. Then you have to contact the authorities of the country you were previously a citizen of.
After that, you must notify the Norwegian authorities that you are only a citizen of Norway. 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)
When you have got the letter from UDI that confirms that you do not have to renounce your previous citizenship, you can apply for Norwegian passport at the police. (external website) You must show your decision letter when you were granted Norwegian citizenship and the information letter when you apply for passport, keep those documents.
If you are over twelve years old, you will receive an invitation from the county governor to participate in a voluntary citizenship ceremony. The citizenship ceremony is a solemn celebration of the transition to Norwegian citizenship. There will be a speech from a government official, you will be able to make a vow of allegiance, the national anthem will be played and you will receive a gift book. The ceremony is arranged by the County Governor. You will receive an invitation in the mail from the County Governor and you must register for the ceremony yourself. The ceremony is free and you can bring guests. After the ceremony, food and drink will be served. More information can be found at statsforvalteren.no (external website).
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 must submit your application for a passport to the police or to a Norwegian embassy.