Clarifications in the wake of Norway’s recognition of Palestine as an independent state
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It has now been clarified that persons who are registered in the civil registry in the West Bank, Gaza or East Jerusalem, and have been assigned a nine-digit ID number, are considered to be citizens of Palestine and therefore not stateless. The same applies to persons who are eligible to be registered in the civil registry in the West Bank, Gaza or East Jerusalem because, for example, they are children of persons who are registered in the civil registry as Palestinian citizens.
Persons who are neither registered nor are eligible to be registered with a nine-digit ID number in the civil registry in Palestine are still considered stateless when applying for Norwegian citizenship. This applies even if they have ties to the areas that Norway now recognises as the state of Palestine.
If you are considered to be a citizen of Palestine, but applied for Norwegian citizenship before Norway recognised Palestine as a state (28 May 2024), UDI will assess whether you had met the requirements for citizenship if you were still stateless. If it is the case that you had met the requirements, your application for Norwegian citizenship will be granted even if you are no longer stateless. UDI has been waiting to process applications from this group of applicants pending clarification, but is now processing the applications according to the stated waiting time.
What are the requirements for applying for Norwegian citizenship?
If you are one of those who are now considered to be a citizen of Palestine, it is important that you select Palestine as your citizenship when you check which requirements apply to you on udi.no. If you are in the group that is still considered stateless, you must select stateless as your citizenship when you check which requirements apply.