• You can only apply for a certificate for yourself.
• A police certificate of conduct is valid for three months only.

Make sure you have a confirmation of the purpose of the certificate

Normally, your employer or assignment provider will provide you with a completed confirmation of the purpose (68 kB pdf) which you have to attach to your application. The list of approved police certificate purposes (133 kB pdf) lists the purposes in alphabetical order.

Are you a college- or university student?

Your confirmation of purpose is the offer letter you received from the Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service or your place of study. A receipt from your place of study or Studentweb is not considered a valid confirmation.

Are you an upper secondary school student planning a work practice period?

According to new guidelines, your school can no longer request a police certificate of conduct or issue a confirmation of its purpose on behalf of your employer.

Your employer is your work practice provider, and only they can request a police certificate of conduct, provided there is a legal basis for it. If there is a legal basis for requesting a police certificate of conduct, they must complete the confirmation of purpose form for you, which you must attach when you apply for a certificate. 

Are you under 18?

If you are under 18, a guardian must also sign the confirmation. Only apply for a police certificate of conduct when you have found a work practice employer.

Log in to apply.  Enter your contact details, and select the category and purpose of the certificate.

Upload the confirmation of the certificate's purpose:

• If you need a confirmation, you will have received one from your employer or assignment provider.
• College/university students: Your confirmation is the offer letter you received from the Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service or your place of study.
• Upper secondary school students: You will get a confirmation from your work practice employer. 
• Persons under 18: A guardian must sign your confirmation.

If you have one, your police certificate will be mailed to your digital mailbox within 2 weeks from the day the police received your application. It may take a little longer if your certificate is sent by post.

Check the status of your application.

Status

• Submitted:
  The police have received your application and are processing it.
• Sent digitally:
  Your application has been processed. You have received a reply in your digital mailbox.
• Sent by post:
  Your application has been processed. A reply has been sent by post.
• Cancelled:
  The certificate has not been sent. The reason may be that we have several pending applications from you, or that we have recently sent you a certificate for the same purpose.

The police certificate of conduct will be sent to your digital mailbox, if you have one. If you do not have one, the certificate will be sent to your postal address.

Get a digital mailbox here.

You may already have an e-Boks. For example, your bank may have created an e-Boks for you without your knowledge. If you have an e-Boks, that is where your certificate will be sent, even if you have a digital Digipost.