The Norwegian Embassy in Canberra will be capturing biometric data for Norwegian passport applicants in Wellington 4 April 2011 and in Auckland 5 April and 6 April 2011. Biometric capture will only be taken from applicants 12 years and older.
The locations of the Consulates are:
Consulate General in Wellington
Deloitte House Levels 11-16, 10 Brandon Street WELLINGTON
Tel: +64 4 471 2503
Fax: +64 4 472 8023
Email: norconsulgen@deloitte.co.nz
Consulate in Auckland
6th Floor, AMI House, 63 Albert Street AUCKLAND
Tel: +64 9 356 2397
Fax: +64 9 356 2371
Email: John.Robinson@2wglobal.com
The biometric data which will be captured will be the applicant’s photo, signature and fingerprints. The applicant must also complete a passport application form. The Embassy will process the form and biometric data upon return to the Embassy. The Embassy will receive the new biometric passport from Norway and forward to the applicant or Consulate as applicable.
Biometric capture will take place at the Consulate General in Wellington 4 April 2011 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and at the Consulate in Auckland 5 April from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on 6 April from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The passport application fee is NZD 107 for adults and NZD 64 for minors (under the age of 16).
The Embassy asks applicants 12 years and older who wish to apply at either Consulate to email the Embassy at emb.canberra.consular@mfa.no with preferred location (Wellington or Auckland) and preferred date and time. The appointment request must be received before 1 April 2011. Biometric capture will take place by appointment only. The Embassy will confirm the appointment with the applicant.
We include the following information to ensure passport applicants have all necessary documents at the time of appointment. We will not be able to capture applicants’ biometric data if all required documents are not available at the time of the appointment.
Please note that the Embassy can only process applications for renewal of Norwegian National Passports, not Norwegian Immigrant’s Passports.
For passport applicants 12 years and older the following document requirements apply:
• Your old passport. If this has been lost or stolen you must bring photo identification that shows your 11-digit Norwegian birth number (date of birth and 5-digit personal number). You must also complete the form GP-7091 "Loss of passport notification." If the passport has been lost or stolen, you must bring a police report.
• If your current passport does not indicate your complete Norwegian 11-digit birth number (date of birth and 5-digit personal number), or if you have lost your passport, please provide an official Norwegian document confirming it (driver’s license, birth certificate, tax return etc.). If you have never been issued a Norwegian personal number, please see below for instructions on how to obtain one.
• Valid visa.
• If you are a permanent resident of another country than Norway, documentation to confirm that you have not taken citizenship of your country of residence.
• If you are also a citizen of another country, proof of such citizenship must accompany your application together with documentation of your Norwegian citizenship, e.g. Certificate of retention of citizenship.
• If your name has been changed since the issuance of your previous passport, please bring documentation of the name change, such as a notarized copy of your marriage certificate.
• The passport will be printed in the name you are registered under in The Population Register (Folkeregisteret). If your name has been changed it is your responsibility to make sure that the name change has been registered in The Population Register (Folkeregisteret). Name change notifications must be personally mailed by applicants to Norway to the following address: Skatt nord-Hammerfest, Personregisteret, 9613 Hammerfest, Norway. Please note that all photocopied supporting documentation must be certified by a Norwegian authority (Embassy or Consulate). Please find the change of name form here: http://www.regjeringen.no/pages/1940279/navn.bokm.pdf
• An application fee as set out in the Fee Schedule applies. The fee is to be paid in cash or Money Order/bank draft made out to "Royal Norwegian Embassy". The Embassy does not accept EFTPOS or personal cheques. If paying the application fee by cash the applicant must provide the exact amount only.
• In addition to the above-mentioned documentation, please note applications for minors under age 18 require consent from both parents. Unless both parents personally accompany the child, a written and signed statement from the parent not present must be presented together with both parents’ passports for verification of signature. The accompanying parent(s) must also provide valid photo-ID.
• Copy of the child’s birth certificate where the parents' names appear. If it is the child’s first Norwegian passport, the original birth certificate or a certified copy must be presented.
• If the child was born before 1 September 2006, to a Norwegian father and a foreign mother, the original or a certified copy of the parents’ marriage certificate must be presented.
The following may be used as a guideline before making a passport appointment:
1. Do you have an 11-digit Norwegian birth number (date of birth and 5-digit personal number)? Commencing 15 February 2010 it will no longer be possible for applicants 12 years and older to apply for personal numbers in conjunction with passport applications. Applications for personal numbers can as previously be made through a foreign mission or Norwegian Honorary Consulate.
2. Have you changed your name? If so, has this change been registered with the Norwegian Population Register (Folkeregister)? If not, the name change will have to be registered with this authority before a passport can be issued in your current name.
3. Are you a permanent resident in your country of residence? If so, documentation must be provided from your country's immigration authorities as confirmation that you have not taken citizenship of this country.
4. Is the passport application for a minor child under the age of 18?
• The child must appear in person.
• At least one parent must accompany the child. Unless both parents personally accompany the child, a written and signed passport consent statement from the parent not present must be presented together with either the original or a certified copy of both parent's passports for verification of signature.
• The original or a certified copy of the child's birth certificate confirming the parents' names must be presented.
• If the child was born before 1 September 2006 to a Norwegian father and a foreign national mother, the original or a certified copy of the parents’ marriage certificate must be presented.
Application fee: The current fee schedule for applications may be found on the following webpage: http://www.norway.org.au/Embassy/Visa-and-other-permits1/Applications-and-fee-rates/New_fee_schedule
Please note that the Embassy does not accept EFTPOS, credit cards or personal cheques. If paying the application fee by cash the applicant must provide the exact amount only.
Processing times for passports: The current processing time for a Norwegian passport is up to 4 weeks.