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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
1522 MayOctober 20262025 — See all updates

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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 1522 MayOctober 20262025 + show all updates

  1. 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.

  2. The Names section has been updated to add examples when a naming convention for a double-barrelled surname does not apply.

  3. First published.

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