New address abroad
If you move to a new address while you are abroad, you can notify the Tax Administration of your change of address.
If you move to a new address while you are abroad, you can notify the Tax Administration of your change of address.
You can add or change your postal address if you want the letters from the public authorities sent there rather than to the address you are registered at in the national register. You can add or change the postal address by sending us a message using our contact form. If you don't have the possibility to log in, you can send us the form on paper.
Here you can see the process for registering your child in the National Population Register and how you can give him or her a name.
Have you recently moved to Norway? Notify the Post to ensure that your mail is correctly delivered to you.
Birth certificates contain information about a person's name, date of birth, personal ID number, gender, place of birth and possibly the names of the person's parents. As regards newborn babies, the Tax Administration will automatically send the birth certificate to the parents after the child's name has been registered.
You can change your first name, middle name and last name. Note that the middle name is not a first name. Names which can be used as a surname, may also be taken as a middle name.
If you are a father or co-mother and share custody with the mother, you must approve the name choice mother has reported. You do this online.
When the Tax Administration has sent you a request to select a name for your baby, you can report it online. This only applies to first-time name choice.
Here you can order information from the National Population Register, like certificates, extracts and printouts. The National Population Register is a part of the Norwegian Tax Administration.
Everyone who gets married receives a confirmation after the marriage has been registered with the Tax Administration. If you need a marriage certificate on paper or you would like a copy, you can order one here.