You must be a Norwegian citizen to get a Norwegian passport or ID card. You must book an appointment online before appearing at the passport and ID office. To renew a foreign passport, you must contact your home country's embassy or consulate in Norway.

As newcomers, it is not always easy to track down relevant information. The website of The Directorate of Integration and Diversity includes information about rights and duties, and give you advice that can be of help.

Create a user account and register your application online for a Norwegian: - visa - residence permit (work, studies and family immigration) - permanent residence permit - citizenship - travel documents.

Here you can find the translators with expertise in interpretation between Norwegian and other languages​​. The register’s primary target groups are public servants and professionals in need of interpreters, but everyone in need of interpreting services may use the register.

The Service Centre for Foreign Workers (SUA) is a centre where the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet), the Police (politiet), the Tax Administration (skatteetaten) and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) work together towards foreigners arriving to Norway for employment purposes, with the aim of providing them appropriate guidance and a shortening of the time used for processing their applications. You will find information in Norwegian, English, Lithuanian, Polish and Russian.  

The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal is a national administrative appeals body, that decides cases regarding discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, universal design, and retaliation. If you wish to send us a complaint, you can fill out a form on our website. We will then contact the person/establishment who you believe has violated the rules, to get their view on the matter. The procedure at Anti-Discrimination Tribunal is free. Cases before the Tribunal are decided by highly-qualified legal experts. All of the Tribunal’s Chairmen have experience as judges.

Everything you need to know if family members are moving abroad with you, or are planning to join you.

If you are planning to move to another EU country to study, you must have sufficient income to live there without needing income support. You will have the same right to work while studying as nationals of that country.