When you arrive at the Embassy for your appointment, please bring the following documentation:
- 1 completed passport application form (see link under 'more'). For information regarding name and personal ID number, you are kindly requested to read the paragraphs relating to change of name and personal number below
- One passport photo without a headgear*) or dark glasses**) and with your mouth closed. (It must be of good quality, white / light background, not older than 3 months, minimum 36 x 47 mm). This also applies to minors
- Old passport.
*) Provided it is not a religious necessity - in which case, a letter from religious leader must be enclosed. This is not applicable if you wore a religious headgear in your previous passport.
**) Unless it is a medical necessity - in which case, please provide a letter from your doctor.
Fee
For persons over 16 years: Nok 450,- payable cash at current rate in local currency, FCFA 34.000.
For persons under 16 years: Nok 270,- payable cash at current in local currency, FCFA 20.500.
Children under the age of 18 must in addition to the above supply the following:
- Birth certificate showing the names of both parents.
- Both parents' passports. This also applies if one of the parents is not Norwegian.
- Parents' marriage certificate, if applicable.
You are kindly requested to read carefully through page 2 of the Passport application. Please remember that both parents must sign the form – this also applies if one of the parents is not Norwegian.
Where to apply
At the Embassy of Norway in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, or at another Norwegian Embassy abroad. Alternatively, you may apply while in Norway even though you reside abroad.
Passport lost or stolen
Loss of passport should be reported to the local police where you are at the time of the loss. When reporting it lost at the Norwegian Embassy, you should submit the following:
- Some other form of Norwegian identification, such as a Norwegian driver’s licence, a Norwegian credit/debit card with photo and signature, a Norwegian birth certificate, etc.
- The 'Notification of loss of passport' form must be completed. See link on the right.
Please note that if your passport has ever been reported lost or stolen, it is no longer a valid travel document. If you find a passport that has been reported lost, you must hand it in to the Embassy or the police in Norway.
Personal number (Norwegian ID number)
If you have lived in Norway after 1964, you will hold a personal number. If you are uncertain of whether you have a personal number, please contact the Embassy.
If you were born abroad or have not been a resident in Norway after 1964, you must apply to obtain a personal number. An application must be made through the Norwegian Embassy in Abidjan.
When applying for a personal number for children, you must bring the child's birth certificate*, the parents' marriage certificate and the parents' passports. It is very important that personal data relating to births abroad (such as the child's details, country of birth, both parents' names, their marital status, nationalities, etc.) is registered with the Norwegian Public Register.
For adults, please bring your Norwegian passport and - if you have changed your name after moving from Norway - a certified true copy of your marriage certificate or another proof of name change. If the passport has expired, you will need to present your birth or baptism certificate.
Norwegians registered as living in Norway must contact the relevant local Public Register.
* When applying for a personal ID-number, documents such as Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificates issued outside Western Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zeeland, U.S.A and Canada must be legalised with an “Apostille” before they can be approved by the Norwegian authority concerned. Please note that special procedures apply to Birth Certificates and Marriage Certificates issued in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Philippines, Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia.
Please be aware that the application process for a personal number may take several weeks.
Change of name
Name(s) stated in the passport application must be identical to the one(s) registered in the Norwegian Public Register (‘folkeregisteret’). If this is not the case, the passport application will not be accepted.
For notification of name change for Norwegians registered as living abroad, please complete the 'Notification of change of name' form.
You will need to enclose certified true copies. Do not send originals. Certified true copies can be made at the Embassy or any of the Honorary Consulates.
The notification of change of name should be sent to:
Skatt nord Tromsø
Postboks 6310
9293 Tromsø
Norway
The processing of name change will normally take about 1 week - excluding postal time to and from Norway, provided the information included in the application is correct.
Norwegians registered as living in Norway, must send the notification of name change to the relevant Public Register.
Collection of Norwegian passport
Your new passport may be collected at the Embassy or at one of our honorary consulates (by prior appointment only). The new passport will normally be ready for collection 2-3 weeks after the application is lodged with the Embassy. Remember to bring your old passport when you come to collect the new one.
Born outside Norway?
If you are a Norwegian national born abroad, please read carefully section 4 on the first page (old type) or the last page (new type) of your Norwegian passport.
Emergency passport
You may obtain an emergency passport at the Embassy in Abidjan. Emergency passports are not machine-readable.
It is not possible to apply for an emergency passport through our honorary consulates.
You will need to submit the same application forms and documentation as for a normal passport