Here you can search for first names and surnames and find out how many in Norway who has the name and how it has been used over time.

You can change your first name, middle name and last name. Note that the middle name is not a first name. Names which can be used as a surname, may also be taken as a middle name.

If you are a father or co-mother and share custody with the mother, you must approve the name choice mother has reported. You do this online. 

When the Tax Administration has sent you a request to select a name for your baby, you can report it online. This only applies to first-time name choice.

Funeral grant is intended to cover incurred, necessary funeral expenses. The grant is means-tested.

Before you can get married, the Norwegian Tax Administration must check whether you meet the conditions for entering into marriage. The process may take some time, so make sure you allow plenty of time before the wedding.

It is possible to draw up marriage agreements (prenuptial agreements) in Norway to regulate the ownership of a couple’s assets/property. If this is not done, assets/property are automatically regulated by Norwegian marriage legislation. (The form is in Norwegian only)

This information is for you who have created a MinID account at the tax office, and have registered by mobile phone. The advantages for you as an employee is among others that you can order your tax deduction card and receive your tax return online.  

Here you can report relocation to both Posten and the National Population Register (folkeregisteret). To ensure that you receive letters and parcels when you change your address, you must report the move  to Posten. You can also consent to the change of address being sent to the National Population Register.

The Anti-Discrimination Tribunal is a national administrative appeals body, that decides cases regarding discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, universal design, and retaliation. If you wish to send us a complaint, you can fill out a form on our website. We will then contact the person/establishment who you believe has violated the rules, to get their view on the matter. The procedure at Anti-Discrimination Tribunal is free. Cases before the Tribunal are decided by highly-qualified legal experts. All of the Tribunal’s Chairmen have experience as judges.