Foreign nationals who are citizens of an EU/EEA or EFTA country, and who have a Norwegian national identity number, can apply for a Norwegian ID card without travel rights. The ID card can be used as identification and confirms your Norwegian national identity number.
Requirements for applicants
You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA or EFTA country.
You must have a Norwegian national identity number with 11 digits. A D number with 11 digits does not meet the requirement.
You must present a valid electronic, machine-readable national ID card or passport from your home country. If you have both a passport and a national ID card, we recommend that you bring both.
The name in the passport or ID card you present must match the name registered in the Norwegian National Population Register (Folkeregisteret).
How to check the requirementsAre you a citizen of an EU/EEA or EFTA country?You must be a citizen of a country that is part of the EU/EEA or EFTA in order to apply.
Do you have a Norwegian national identity number?You must have a Norwegian national identity number to apply. A D number does not meet the requirements.
Does your passport or national ID card from your home country have the correct symbol?You must check whether your passport or ID card has the correct symbol to be read by a machine. If your passport or ID card has this symbol, you can use it when you apply:
Is your name written the same way in Folkeregisteret as in your passport or ID card from your home country?When you apply for a national ID card for foreign nationals, the name in your passport or ID card from your home country will be checked against the name in Folkeregisteret (National Population Register).The name in your passport or ID card must be exactly the same as in Folkeregisteret before you can apply. If the spelling is different, your application will be rejected.You can check your name and make necessary changes if you
If your name in the passport or ID card contains one or more of the approved characters listed above, you must ensure that these same characters are also in Folkeregisteret before you visit the passport and ID office.Some differences in spelling may be accepted. This will be checked when you attend your appointment.Examples of spelling differences that may be accepted:
If your name contains special characters not listed above (for example ğ or ů) and Folkeregisteret has replaced them with one of the approved characters or letters.
If your name is shortened in your passport or ID card from your home country because there wasn't enough space.
You must book an appointment to applyClick “Book an appointment” to find your nearest office.
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You will see your appointment and can change or cancel it.
About the National ID card for foreign nationals
Currently, only citizens of EU/EEA or EFTA countries can apply for the ID card.
In the future, third-country nationals (citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and EFTA) will also be able to apply, but there is no set date for this yet.
The ID card cannot be used for travel and is only valid in Norway. You can use it as identification and to confirm your Norwegian national identity number.
