According to regulations in the passport law, the applicant’s personal ID number has to be printed in the passport. The ID number consists of applicant’s date of birth plus a personal number. For children born abroad: Application has to be presented via the Embassy, cf. change of passport regulation §9 ( http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/jd/xd-19991209-1263.html ).
The parents AND the child have to meet personally at the Embassy with the following documentation:
• International birth certificate including parents’ names (certified by local authorities with “apostille”)
• Certified copies of parents’ passport confirming their nationalities
• International marriage certificate for the parents (certified by local authorities with “apostille”)
The Embassy will consider the citizenship of the child and forward the application to the Civil Registry in order to provide the child with a personal ID number. For persons above 18 years:
The applicant or the Embassy can apply for an ID number. If you want to apply directly, please send your application to: Skatt Nord Tromsø ”personnummer” Postboks 6310 9293 Tromsø Please enclose a certified copy of your birth certificate including parents’ names.
For Norwegian citizens born abroad and whose birth certificates are not in English, French or German an authorised translation must be enclosed. Please be aware that application process for a personal ID number is 6 – 8 weeks.