Children born after August 31st 2006

According to the current law, a child with a Norwegian mother or father acquires Norwegian citizenship by birth. This applies no matter if the child is born in Norway or abroad, and no matter if the parents were married or not.

Children born before September 1st 2006

Children born before September 1st 2006, acquired Norwegian citizenship by birth if:

• The mother was Norwegian
• The father was Norwegian and the parents were married, or
• The father was dead, but he was a Norwegian citizen and married with the mother of the child at the time he died.