Citizenship for stateless persons who are born in Norway
If you are a statless person and are born in Norway, you can apply for Norwegian citizenship.
The information on this page is personalised for
The applicant is a citizen of : Stateless
How old are you?
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Under 18 years old
Your parents must apply
Since you are under the age of 18, your parents, or the parent who has sole parental responsibility for you, must apply for Norwegian citizenship on your behalf. If your parents are dead or have forfeited their parental responsibility, your guardian has to submit the application.
If you are over the age of 12, you have to consent to an application for Norwegian citizenship being submitted on your behalf.
Requirements for Norwegian citizenship
- You must live in Norway on a permanent basis when you apply for citizenship.
- You must
- have lived in Norway continously for the last three years, or
- be under the age of 1 and have parents who have permanent residence permits or fulfil the requirements for permanent residence permits, or
- be under the age of one and have parents who for the last three years have been registered as an EU/EEA national or had a residence card as a family member of an EU/EEA national.
- You cannot have stayed abroad for longer than a total of seven months during the last three years.
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Over 18 years old
Requirements for Norwegian citizenship
- You must pay an application fee.
- You must live in Norway on a permanent basis when you apply for citizenship.
- You must have lived in Norway continuously for the last three years.
- You cannot have stayed abroad for longer than a total of seven months during the last three years.
- If you over the age of 15: You must order a criminal record certificate (external website), which you must hand in with the application. The certificate cannot be more than three months old when you meet for your appointment with the police to submit the application documents. Therefore, you must wait to apply for a criminal record certificate until you know when you have an appointment with the police. If you already have a criminal record certificate that is older than three months, you must apply for a new certificate before you have your appointment. If you have been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years or more, or have been convicted for crimes against national security (fundamental national interests), you might have to wait longer before you can become a Norwegian citizen