Passport renewal in Norway runs through the police, and renewal means a fresh passport application with new biometrics at a passport and ID office (pass- og ID-kontor). Norway runs no mail-in renewal service and no online renewal form. Every applicant books an appointment, attends in person, and hands in the old passport. This guide sets out the 2026 fees, the validity bands, the documents, the delivery times, and the separate route for Norwegians who live abroad.
Passport Renewal Norway at a Glance
A Norwegian passport lasts 10 years for holders aged 16 and over, and the renewal fee in Norway is NOK 840 for adults and NOK 510 for children under 16. The figures below come from the Passport and ID Card Regulation (pass- og ID-kortforskriften), chapter 7, in force from 1 January 2026. Fees at Norwegian embassies and consulates abroad sit higher, and the table lists both tariffs side by side.
| Passport type | Fee in Norway (NOK) | Fee abroad (NOK) | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport, age 16 and over | 840 | 1,290 | 10 years |
| Passport, age 10 to 15 | 510 | 770 | 5 years |
| Passport, age 5 to 9 | 510 | 770 | 3 years |
| Passport, under age 5 | 510 | 770 | 2 years |
| Emergency passport (nødpass) | 1,320 | 1,690 | The journey only, maximum 1 year |
Age at the appointment decides both the fee and the validity band. A teenager who applies one day before a 16th birthday pays NOK 510 and receives a passport valid for 5 years. The same teenager pays NOK 840 one day later and receives a passport valid for 10 years.
Who Can Renew a Norwegian Passport?
Norwegian citizens holding a Norwegian national identity number (fødselsnummer) can renew a Norwegian passport, and citizenship decides eligibility rather than residence. A citizen living in Houston holds the same renewal right as a citizen living in Bergen. Dual citizens renew on equal terms, because Norway has allowed dual citizenship since 1 January 2020. One record must be correct before the police can issue the passport: the National Population Register (Folkeregisteret), maintained by the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten). A name change after marriage in Texas blocks production until the register shows the new name. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (Utlendingsdirektoratet, UDI) decides doubtful citizenship cases, and the police refer such cases to UDI.
How Long Is a Norwegian Passport Valid?
A Norwegian passport is valid for 10 years from the issue date for holders aged 16 and over, and children receive shorter validity bands of 5 years, 3 years, or 2 years. The bands run by age at issue: 5 years for ages 10 to 15, 3 years for ages 5 to 9, and 2 years for children under 5. A passport also stops working before the printed expiry date in one situation: border staff must still recognise the holder from the photo, and a damaged or altered passport carries no validity at all. Plenty of destination countries add a separate rule on top. Thailand, for example, demands 6 months of remaining validity beyond the arrival date.
How Much Does Passport Renewal in Norway Cost?
Passport renewal in Norway costs NOK 840 for an applicant aged 16 or over and NOK 510 for a child under 16, and the police collect the fee at the appointment. Two tariffs confuse many applicants, because Norwegian missions abroad charge NOK 1,290 for an adult passport and NOK 770 for a child passport. A family of four renewing in Trondheim pays NOK 2,700 in total: two adult fees of NOK 840 and two child fees of NOK 510. The same family pays NOK 4,120 at an embassy abroad. Offices accept bank cards, Visa and Mastercard credit cards, cash, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Vipps and invoices are refused. The fee is not refunded if the application is rejected. One discount rewards planning ahead: an applicant who orders a passport and a national ID card at the same appointment receives 20 percent off each document, and an adult pays NOK 670 per document, NOK 1,340 in total.
How to Renew a Passport in Norway: Step by Step
Passport renewal in Norway takes five steps: check the population register, book the appointment, gather the documents, attend in person, and wait for delivery by post. The appointment itself lasts roughly 15 minutes at a standard passport and ID office. Busy city offices run longer queues in peak months, so the booking step deserves the earliest attention in the whole process.
- Check your National Population Register (Folkeregisteret) entry for the correct name and personal details, and report changes to the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten) first
- Book an appointment at a passport and ID office (pass- og ID-kontor) through politiet.no, choosing any police district in Norway
- Gather the old passport, a national ID card or other approved photo identification, and parental consent documents for a child applicant
- Attend the appointment in person, surrender the old passport, give fingerprints and a signature, sit for the office photo, and pay the fee
- Receive the new passport by post at your registered address, or collect the passport at the office
Booking an Appointment at a Passport and ID Office
Every renewal starts with a booked appointment, and applicants book through the appointment service on politiet.no. Norway runs 12 police districts, and each district operates passport and ID offices in its larger towns. Applicants may book at any office in the country, because no rule ties a renewal to the home district. A commuter registered in Drammen can lawfully renew at an office in central Oslo. Appointment supply tightens sharply before the summer holidays. Oslo applicants waited around 14 days for a slot in a recent police survey of waiting times, while applicants in Bodø waited 4 weeks and applicants in Notodden waited 7 weeks. Drop-in visits carry no guarantee. A few offices serve unbooked visitors during quiet periods, yet an office may turn away every drop-in visitor on a busy day.
Documents to Bring to Your Renewal Appointment
The old passport is the core renewal document, and the applicant surrenders the old passport at the appointment. Staff cancel the surrendered passport and return the cancelled passport to the holder on request. Bring the following documents to the appointment:
- Your most recent Norwegian passport, valid or expired
- A Norwegian national ID card, or other approved photo identification such as a Norwegian driving licence, if the old passport is missing
- A signed consent form and identification from the other parent, for applicants under 18
- A payment card or cash for the fee
One exception catches parents of toddlers. Children under 3 years bring a printed photo from home, because office photo booths cannot capture a compliant image of a baby. One hard rule applies when the old passport has expired long ago or has been lost: the police must establish identity another way, and a Norwegian citizen who knows the applicant can confirm the identity in writing. Report a lost or stolen passport to the police before the appointment, because a reported passport enters an international register and loses all validity permanently. A passport reported lost stays invalid forever, even after the original document turns up in a drawer.
What Happens at the Appointment: Photo, Fingerprints and Signature
The passport office captures the photo, two fingerprints, and the signature digitally during the appointment, and applicants bring no photograph of their own. Children under 3 years form the single exception, with a photo brought from home. Fingerprints enter the passport chip and support border checks across the Schengen Area. Staff also record height and check the population register data against the application on screen. A signature follows fixed rules: Latin letters only, with no symbols, drawings, or decorations. Children under 10 years skip the signature line entirely. The whole biometric capture takes about 5 minutes inside the appointment.
Renewing a Passport for a Child
A child under 18 needs consent from every person holding parental responsibility, and at least one parent attends the appointment with the child. Parents holding joint responsibility both consent, in person or through a signed consent form with a copy of the absent parent’s identification. Permanent consent is also possible: a parent can register consent once, and the registered consent stays valid until the child turns 18. Families renew children’s passports far more often than adult passports. A child born in 2026 needs renewals at roughly ages 2, 5, and 10 before the 5-year band carries the child to age 15. Under-16 applicants pay the child fee of NOK 510 in Norway at every one of those renewals. Both parents bring their own valid passports or ID cards to the appointment, because staff verify the identity of the consenting adults as well.
Delivery Times: How Long Passport Renewal Norway Takes
The police estimate delivery at about 1 week after the appointment, plus postal time, for applications filed inside Norway. An SMS message confirms production and dispatch of the finished passport. Summer demand stretches the estimate, and the police advise applying at least 3 weeks before a planned trip. Contact the office when 10 working days pass without delivery, because staff then trace the shipment and order a replacement. Missions abroad work to a slower clock: the passport is still produced in Norway, shipped to the embassy or consulate, and handed over or posted onward from the mission. Embassy processing in the United States runs about 2 to 3 weeks, and smaller missions quote up to 2 months. An express delivery supplement of NOK 240 exists in the regulation for applicants inside Norway, and availability depends on the office, so ask at the appointment.
Passport Renewal Norway Abroad: Renewing at an Embassy or Consulate
Norwegians abroad renew at an embassy or consulate general of Norway, and the same rules and procedures govern first applications and renewals at a mission. Norway maintains missions in more than 80 countries, listed on norway.no, and passport services in the United States run through the embassy in Washington, D.C. and the consulates general in New York, San Francisco, and Houston. Book the mission appointment early, because consular slots in major cities fill weeks ahead during spring. Bring proof of legal residence in the country of application: a United States passport, a permanent resident card, or a valid visa satisfies the requirement for a dual citizen in Texas. Mission fees follow the abroad tariff in the table above, NOK 1,290 for adults and NOK 770 for children, paid in local currency at the mission. One group needs an extra document: Norwegians born abroad who have lived fewer than 2 years in Norway bring the decision confirming retention of Norwegian citizenship (bibeholdsbevilling) after age 22. Children deserve separate attention at missions, because both parents can give consent at the mission on different days, and only the passport appointment itself requires the child’s presence.
Emergency Passport (Nødpass): The Same-Day Fallback
An emergency passport (nødpass) covers one urgent journey, and police districts and Norwegian missions issue emergency passports against proof of imminent travel. The fee is NOK 1,320 in Norway and NOK 1,690 abroad. Validity ends with the journey and never exceeds 1 year. Travellers show a booked ticket or other travel documentation at the counter, and issuance normally happens the same day. One consequence surprises many applicants: the ordinary passport in the holder’s name is invalidated when an emergency passport is issued, so a traveller holding a valid ordinary passport should think twice before requesting one. A driver flying from Bergen to London tomorrow after a burglary tonight is the classic case: police report filed, ticket shown, emergency passport issued, flight caught. The used emergency passport goes back to the police or the mission after the trip ends.
Lost or Stolen Passport: What to Do First
Report a lost or stolen passport to the police immediately, because the report blocks misuse and cancels the passport in international databases. A traveller abroad reports the loss to local police first and then contacts the nearest Norwegian mission. Replacement follows the ordinary renewal route with one addition: identity must be proven without the old passport, through a national ID card or through written confirmation from a Norwegian citizen who knows the applicant. Two losses inside a short period attract extra scrutiny, and the police can refuse a new passport after repeated careless losses under the Passport Act (passloven). Keep the police report number safe for airlines and insurers.
FAQs
Can I renew my Norwegian passport by mail or online?
No. Norway offers no mail-in or online passport renewal. Every applicant books an appointment and attends a passport and ID office or a Norwegian mission in person for new biometrics.
How much does passport renewal cost in Norway in 2026?
Passport renewal Norway costs NOK 840 for applicants aged 16 and over and NOK 510 for children under 16, paid at the appointment. Norwegian missions abroad charge NOK 1,290 and NOK 770.
How long does a renewed Norwegian passport stay valid?
Validity runs 10 years for holders aged 16 and over. Children receive 5 years between ages 10 and 15, 3 years between ages 5 and 9, and 2 years under age 5.
How long does passport renewal take in Norway?
The police estimate about 1 week after the appointment, plus postal delivery time. Apply at least 3 weeks before travel, because summer demand and slow appointment supply extend the total wait.
Do I need to bring a passport photo to the renewal appointment?
No. The passport office photographs every applicant during the appointment. Children under 3 years are the exception, and parents bring a recent printed photo of the child from home.
Can I renew my Norwegian passport at an embassy abroad?
Yes. Embassies and consulates general accept renewal applications from Norwegian citizens living abroad. Bring proof of legal residence in that country, and expect the abroad fee of NOK 1,290 for adults.
What happens to my old passport when I renew?
Staff take the old passport at the appointment and cancel the old passport. The cancelled passport comes back to you on request, and a reported lost passport stays invalid permanently.
Does an emergency passport cancel my ordinary passport?
Yes. Issuing an emergency passport invalidates the ordinary passport held in your name. Apply for a new ordinary passport after the trip, and return the used emergency passport to the police.
Conclusion
For passport renewal Norway runs one fixed pattern: a booked appointment, an in-person visit, surrendered old passport, paid fee, delivery by post. Book the slot before anything else, because appointment supply decides the real timeline in Oslo, Bodø, and every other district. Keep the old passport until the appointment day and hand the old passport over at the counter.
