Norwegian passport
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The front cover of a contemporary Norwegian biometric passport issued since October 2020 | |
Norwegian ePassport information page | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Norwegian Police Service |
| First issued | 1 October 2005 (biometric passport) 19 January 2015 (second biometric version) 19 October 2020 (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Norwegian citizenship |
| Expiration | 2 years for children up to the age of 5; 3 years for children up to the age of 10; 5 years for individuals aged 10–16; and 10 years for individuals aged 16 and older |
| Cost | 800 NOK (over 16) / 480 NOK (under 16). 20% discount if applied for at the same time as a National ID Card |
A Norwegian passport (Norwegian: norsk pass, Northern Sami: norgga pássa) is the passport issued to nationals of Norway for the purpose of international travel. Beside serving as proof of Norwegian citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Norwegian consular officials abroad (or public officials in the mission of another Nordic country in case a Norwegian consular official is absent).
The passport, along with the national identity card allows for the freedom of movement in any of the states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Economic Area. This is because Norway is a member state of EFTA, and by virtue of it also being a member of the EEA and part of the Schengen Area. For travel within the Nordic countries no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.