Clarified identity in citizenship cases
When you apply for Norwegian citizenship, it is a requirement that your identity must have been clarified. If you have submitted a passport from your home country, this will normally be approved.
Requirements for applicants who were born abroad
- You must submit a passport from your home country. The passport can be expired.
- There must not be any doubts that the information in your passport is correct.
Requirements for applicants who were born in Norway
- If you are born in Norway, and registered in the national Registry (Folkeregisteret), you do not have to submit a passport.
Special requirements for some groups
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Applicants who have been granted protection (asylum)
- If you have been granted protection (asylum), you are not required to submit a passport, but you must hand in any ID documents which you have.
- There must not be any doubts that the information about your identity which you have given to Norwegian authorities is correct.
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Applicants who came to Norway when they were under 18 years old, and have at least one parent with a clarified identity
- If you came to Norway when you were under 18 years old, you may be given an exemption to the requirement to submit a passport, but you must hand in any ID documents which you have.
- You must have at least one parent with a clarified identity.
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Other persons who can be given an exemption to the requirement for submitting a passport
If you come from a country where it is not possible for Norwegian authorities to control whether the information in your passport is correct, you can in some cases be given an exemption to the requirement for submitting a passport.
You must belong to one of these groups:
- If you were under 14 years old when you were given your first residence permit, you can be given an exemption to the requirement for submitting a passport. You must have done everything possible to clarify your identity.
- If you were 14, 15 or 16 years old when you were given your first residence permit, you can be be given an exemption to the requirement for submitting a passport. You must have been living in Norway with a residence permit for ten years. You must have done everything possible to clarify your identity.