Norway: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about Norway to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- HM Passport Office
- Published
- 1 May 2024
- Last updated
- 22 October 2025 — See all updates
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This document contains useful information about Norway which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Norway
Updates to this page
Published 1 May 2024
Last updated 22 October 2025
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The Names section has been updated to add examples when a naming convention for a double-barrelled surname does not apply.
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Update history
2026-05-15 16:13
Updated the birth certificates section to tell staff about digital birth registration and birth certificates, and the identity documents section to add further information about the Norway identity card.
2025-10-22 17:02
The Names section has been updated to add examples when a naming convention for a double-barrelled surname does not apply.
2024-05-01 12:57
First published.
Details
This document contains useful information about Norway which will assist HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality
- legitimacy and parental responsibility
- adoption
- surrogacy
- gender recognition
- civil partnership and marriage
- documents from Norway
Updates to this page
-
The Names section has been updated to add examples when a naming convention for a double-barrelled surname does not apply.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-05-15 16:13
Updated the birth certificates section to tell staff about digital birth registration and birth certificates, and the identity documents section to add further information about the Norway identity card.
2025-10-22 17:02
The Names section has been updated to add examples when a naming convention for a double-barrelled surname does not apply.
2024-05-01 12:57
First published.