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Can you travel or relocate with your child to Norway?

If you live with your child outside Norway and are considering travelling or relocating to Norway, it is important that you make sure you do so lawfully.

Can you travel or relocate with your child to another country?

If you live with your child in Norway and are considering travelling or relocating to another country, it is important that you make sure you do so lawfully.

Passports for children

Norwegian children must have their own passports. This is also recommended for travel within the Schengen Area (Europe's passport-free zone), since a passport is the only valid proof of identity for Norwegians abroad.

Glossary of legal terms

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Æ | Ø | Å | Abductor The person who takes a child illegally out of its country of habitual residence or who fails to return a child to its

Frequently asked questions

Where is your child? Contact your nearest police station for advice on whether your child should be reported as missing and whether an international search notice should be issued. You can read more about searching for a child/abductor under

Background for the list of lawyers

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has established a list of lawyers who specialise in child abduction cases so that affected parents may get in touch with a lawyer that has special expertise on and knowledge of child abduction.

From another country to Norway – foreign lawyer

The Norwegian legal aid scheme does not cover legal fees that you as the left-behind parent, incur in your home country.

List of countries

List of countries and their relations to conventions on child abduction. H = Hague Convention CE = the Council of Europe Convention - = No convention | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y

Convention Norway - Netherlands

Convention between the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Convention between the Kingdom og Norway and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, signed at Oslo on 12 January 1990. Protocol amending the Convention between the Kingdom of

Convention Norway - Malta

Fund Performance for The Government Pension Fund Global

GPFG annual geometric average return. Measured in the currency basket. Per cent 2025 Last 5 years Last 10 years Last 20 years GPFG Portfolio 15,11 8,26 8,47 6,90 Benchmark index 15,39 8,07 8,31 6,77 Excess return (percentage points)1 -0,28 0,19 0,19

Investment Strategy

The objective of Fund investments is to achieve the highest possible return over time, given an acceptable level of risk. The Fund shall be managed responsibly within this overarching financial objective.

Department for Fisheries

The Department for Fisheries is responsible for matters related to fisheries. There is a wide range of topics in the department's portfolio, including quota negotiations and international fisheries agreements, IUU fishing, regulation of and the

Director General Elisabeth Norgård Gabrielsen

Strategic Benchmark Index

The strategy is defined in the Fund mandate and reflected in, inter alia, the composition of the benchmark index and risk limits established by the Ministry of Finance.

Governance Framework

The Storting has in the Government Pension Fund Act, made the Ministry of Finance responsible for the management of the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN). The operational management of the Fund is carried out by Folketrygdfondet.

Agreement Norway - Georgia

Conditions for marriage

A marriage may be entered into in a church or civil ceremony.

Parenthood (paternity and maternity

The bond between child and parents is fundamental in a person’s life. The parents’ rights and obligations in relation to the child are linked to the legal parenthood. It is therefore important that parenthood is established as early as possible in

Agreement Norway - Uruguay

Agreement Norway - Costa Rica