Passports

As of 1 March 2010 it will no longer be possible for persons aged 12 years and older to apply for a passport at Norwegian Honorary Consulates abroad. From 1 March 2010 all Norwegian passport applicants aged 12 years and older must apply in person at the Norwegian Embassy in Canberra or at another Norwegian Embassy. Children under the age of 12 years are not required to apply in person at an... Read more

As of 15 February 2010 the Embassy is introducing a new appointment system for passport applications Read more

A Norwegian personal number can be applied for by Norwegian citizens living outside Norway for passport purposes only. A personal number cannot be issued solely for registration purposes. Read more

Loss of passport should be reported to the local police immediately. When reporting it lost at the Norwegian Embassy, you should bring Norwegian identification (driver’s licence, Norwegian credit/debit card with photo and signature, Norwegian birth certificate, etc.), the police report and a completed 'Notification of loss of passport' form. This Norwegian form can be found in the sideba Read more

  In cases where there is not enough time to apply for a new machine-readable passport, or a machine-readable passport has been applied for but not received in time for travel, an Emergency passport can be issued.  These passports are generally only issued with validity time for the specific travel.  The maximum validity period for an emergency passport is 12 months. An ai Read more