Kindergarten
Apply to your municipal authority for a kindergarten place for your child. If you wish change your child's attendance at a public kindergarten, you should notify your municipality. You can do so online.
Change of name
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.
Approve or reject the child's 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.
Report the name of your child
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.
Measures to get to work - NAV
If you are at risk of dropping out of working life or want to get a job, NAV can consider several measures and instruments. (In Norwegian only)
Biological parents of adopted children
On reaching 18 years of age, adopted children are entitled to be supplied with information about their biological parents. This information will be supplied by the County Governor for the county where the adoption was originally approved, provided that approval was granted before 1 January 1999. Information about adoptions approved after this date is supplied by the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir).
Getting married in Norway
Before you can get married, the Norwegian Tax Administration must check whether you meet the conditions for entering into marriage. The process may take some time, so make sure you allow plenty of time before the wedding.
Marriage agreements
It is possible to draw up marriage agreements (prenuptial agreements) in Norway to regulate the ownership of a couple’s assets/property. If this is not done, assets/property are automatically regulated by Norwegian marriage legislation. (The form is in Norwegian only)
Plan your benefit period in connection with a birth
Here you can plan your benefit period for parental benefit. (In Norwegian only)