Refugee travel document if you have refugee status in another country (transfer refugee status)
UDI can grant you a travel document if you have been given a residence permit in Norway and have refugee status in another country.
You must:
- have resided in Norway for more than two years, or
- have been granted a permanent residence permit, or
- have received permission to stay in Norway beyond the validity period of your travel document
- have a refugee status in a country bound by the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees
You can look at the list of which countries this applies for here (external website).
If you have received a travel document from a country that is not bound by the treaty
You cannot get a travel document. You must meet the requirements for an immigration passport to be issued a Norwegian travel document. To read the requirements for an immigrant´s passport, you must follow this link. Enter which country you (the applicant) are a citizen of and select «Immigrant´s passport». Then choose what applies to you under "who are you", and there you can read the requirements.
You have refugee status in a country bound by the treaty
If you want a Norwegian travel document, you can apply for this by using the "how to apply" button below. You must submit the foreign travel document when you apply for a Norwegian travel document, and any documents that show that you have refugee status in another country.
You have refugee status from a country that is not bound by the treaty, or you have a permit in another European country due to your relationship with the authorities of your home country:
UDI can consider issuing an immigration passport upon application, but you must submit your permit from the European country in which you received the residence permit.