Government of Canada services and information in Oslo, Norway

Refer to International adoption.

Refer to Children born outside of Canada.

If your child is born outside of Canada, you do not need to register the birth in Canada.

For many, it is now possible and recommended to apply for proof of Canadian citizenship online. Refer to Get proof of Canadian citizenship.

For those ineligible to submit your proof of citizenship application online:

Complete your proof of citizenship application and pay your fee online. Include a copy of your online payment receipt with your application. Note the following requirements before sending your documents by mail or placing them in our drop-off box at the Pall Mall entrance of Canada House:

• include your email address with your forms
• enter “N/A” for any questions that do not apply to you
• urgent application processing is available for special cases
• Quebec birth certificates issued after January 1, 1994, are acceptable; Quebec birth certificates issued prior to January 1994 require an updated birth certificate

Mailing address:

Embassy of Canada
P.O. Box 4076 AMB
0244 OSLO
Norway

To submit your application in person, please book an appointment online to present your documents. Bring your online payment receipt to your appointment.

Applications can take up to 4 weeks to review before sending to Canada for processing. You will receive a notification when we send it to Canada. We will also return your original supporting documents at that time. Check processing times of your application online.

For information on dual citizenship, see: Travelling as a dual citizen.

Canadian birth certificates are available from the Vital Statistics authorities in the province or territory in which the event occurred.

Refer to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Criminal record checks.

Refer to Death outside Canada.

Refer to Marriage outside Canada.

You cannot get married at a Canadian embassy or consulate. Canadian consular officials do not perform marriage ceremonies, and they do not have to attend a marriage ceremony in a foreign country.

Consular officials do not provide any legal advice or represent a person in court. The office provides the following notarial services, by online appointment only, to Canadian citizens and, in limited cases, to non-Canadian citizens if the documents are intended for use in Canada.

If mailing your documents, send them to:

Embassy of Canada
P.O. Box 4076 AMB
N-0244 OSLO
Norway

Note: Documents must be in English or French, or accompanied by an official translation in English or French.

Authentication/Attestation (certify the document signature, the position of an official and the seal are genuine):

• Documents issued in Canada must be authenticated by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa before the office will certify the documents (fees apply).
• Witness a signature on a Statement in lieu of certificate of non-impediment to marriage abroad form (fees apply).
• Clients requiring information about authenticating documents while outside of Canada, refer to Authentication of documents.

Certified copy (certify the document is a true copy of the original):

• Documents presented by a Canadian citizen or a non-Canadian citizen for use in Canada; exceptions apply (fees apply).
• Government-issued identification requiring a certified true copy (fees apply).

Witness a signature (consular officer witnesses a signature):

• Documents presented by a Canadian citizen or a non-Canadian citizen for use in Canada; exceptions apply (fees apply).
• Government-issued identification requiring a witnessed signature (fees apply).

Note: Complete all documents before booking an appointment. Sign all documents in front of the consular officer.

Refer to Canadian passports and travel documents.

You can pay online for all your passport services before completing your passport application.

Book an appointment online to present your documents in person. Bring your online payment receipt to your appointment.

All foreign documents must all be translated in English or French.

If mailing your documents, send them to:

Embassy of Canada
P.O. Box 4076 AMB
N-0244 OSLO
Norway

• Report a lost or stolen passport
• Check passport and travel document processing times and service standards

Emergency passports

The Embassy is authorized to issue a temporary passport which will have to be exchanged within 60 calendar days upon issuance of your new regular passport. There is an additional fee for this service which will be in addition to your regular passport fee. The issuance of this type of passport remains exclusively at the discretion of a Consular Officer and may only be issued in case of an urgent situation.

Passport for children

All passport applications for children must now include, in addition to all other documents, their original Long Birth certificates stating their parent’s names, regardless if the child was born in Canada or abroad. A certified copy of each parent’s ID is also required.

Name required

The name you request in your passport must be the same name as the one you are registered with in the Norwegian national registry (folkeregisteret). If you use a different name, or omit parts of your name in your passport, you may be refused your resident permit from the Norwegian police. This name must also match your supporting identification.

Refer to Benefits for Canadians living abroad and Retiring abroad.

Same-sex marriage is legal in Norway.

Refer to Studying abroad and EduCanada.

Refer to Travel documents – Visas.

• Apply to travel, study, work or immigrate to Canada.
• Find a visa application centre (VAC) to book an appointment to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photo).
• Submit an enquiry using the IRCC web form to contact a visa office.

Permanent residents of Canada: Find out how to apply for a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD).

Refer to Voting in an election while outside Canada.