How do I get a National identity number or a D number
A D number serves as a temporary Norwegian identification number (ID number).
A National identity number is a permanent ID number.
When you attend your police appointment to order your residence card, we will report to the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) that you have been granted a residence permit. The Tax Administration will decide whether to issue you a D number or a National identity number.
You will receive your number in a letter from the Tax Administration approximately 2 weeks after you meet with the police.
If you were issued a D number when you should have received a National identity number, you need to contact the National Population Register (external website).
How do family members of EU/EEA nationals obtain a National identity number or a D number?
If you are a family member of a citizen of an EU/EEA country, you need to contact the Tax Administration yourself in order to be issued a National identity number or a D number.
You will receive a National identity number from the Tax Administration by reporting your move to Norway after you have been granted a residence card as a family member of an EU/EEA national.