If you are applying for Norwegian citizenship, you must have passed both an oral Norwegian test and either the citizenship test or the social studies test in Norwegian.
Test requirements
If you are between 18 and 67 years old and applying for Norwegian citizenship, you must have passed these tests when submitting your documents to the police:
- The oral Norwegian test at level B1 or higher
- The citizenship test or the social studies test in Norwegian
It is sufficient to have passed the oral Norwegian test at level A2 in the following cases:
- You are a stateless person
- You are over 55 years of age and came to Norway based on an application for protection or as a resettled refugee
- You are over 55 years of age and receive disability benefits
- You applied for Norwegian citizenship before 1 October 2022
Approved tests
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Approved oral Norwegian tests (Level B1 and higher)
- The oral test segment of the Norwegian language test (Norskprøven) from the Directorate for Higher Education, Skills Norway (Kompetanse Norge) (2017–2022) or VOX (2014–2017), with a result of B1 or B2 (external website)
- Test of sign language proficiency (prøve i tegnspråklig kommunikasjon) from the Directorate for Higher Education, Skills Norway (Kompetanse Norge) (2017–2022) or VOX (2014–2017), with a result of B1 or B2 (external website)
- The oral test segment of the Norwegian test 3 (Norskprøve 3) from Norsk Språktest (test administered in the period 2005–2014)
- The oral test segment of Språkprøven i norsk for voksne innvandrere from Norsk språktest (test administered in the period 1999–2005)
- Språkprøven i norsk for voksne innvandrere from Norsk Språktest with a result of 220 points or more (test administered in the period 1996–1999)
- Test i norsk for fremmedspråklige – mellomnivå from Norsk språktest with a result of 220 points or higher (test administered in the period 1992–1996)
- The reading comprehension and oral communication test segment of the Norwegian test C1 – higher academic level (leseforståelse og muntlig kommunikasjon, Norskprøven C1– høyere akademisk nivå) from the Directorate for Higher Education (previously Skills Norway [Kompetanse Norge])
- The oral test segment of the Test in Norwegian – higher level (Bergenstesten) from Folkeuniversitetet (Norsk Språktest) with a result of “passed” or better. If you took the test before autumn 2009, you must have a result of 500 points or higher
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Approved oral Norwegian tests (Level A2)
- The oral test segment of the Norwegian language test (Norskprøven) from the Directorate for Higher Education Skills Norway (Kompetanse Norge) (2017–2022) or VOX (2014–2017), with a result of A2 (external website)
- Test of sign language proficiency (prøve I tegnspråklig kommunikasjon) from the Directorate for Higher Education, Skills Norway (Kompetanse Norge) (2017–2022) or VOX (2014–2017), with a result of A2 (external website)
- The oral test segment of the Norwegian test 2 (Norskprøve 2) (corresponds to level A2) from Norsk Språktest (test administered in the period 2005–2014)
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Approved tests in social studies
- The citizenship test (external website)
- The final test in social studies in Norwegian (external website)
You must have taken the final social studies test in Norwegian. If you took it in another language, you must retake it in Norwegian.
Find out more about the tests
You can find information about the tests on the website of the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills:
- The Norwegian language test (external website)
- The social studies test (external website)
- The Norwegian citizenship test (external website)
If you have questions about the tests, please contact the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills.
Exemption from test requirements
In some cases, you may be granted an exemption from the test requirements.