Certificate of Birth/Identity/Nationality

Identity Certificates (Birth, Identity and Nationality)

These guidelines are also available in Dari, Pashto and Norwegian languages from the following links:

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• Identity Certificates Guidelines in Norwegian (pdf) (to be published shortly)

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING:

Afghan nationals residing in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland can apply to the Embassy of Afghanistan in Oslo for certification of:

1. Their birth in Afghanistan;
2. Their Afghan identity; and
3. Their citizenship status in Afghanistan.

Applications for certification of birth, identity and nationality can only be made in person. Applicants must produced adequate documentation to prove their identity status and, where documentation is unavailable, produce necessary guarantees ad instructed in the guidelines below.



Checklist of requirements
All applicants applying for identity related certificates must:

• Be present through a pre-arranged interview with Consul at the Embassy.Provide two standard passport size photos. The photos must be fresh, identical and taken directly off the face to show both ears
• Provide documents verifying their Afghan identity, birth and nationality.
• Where documents verifying Afghan identity are unavailable, provide with them separate guarantee forms completed and signed by two Afghan nationals of an established social or professional background alongside identity documents and two photos of each guarantor. Guarantee forms can be accessed in the ‘Ready to Apply?’ section below.
• Provide documents verifying current residency status in Norway or other Nordic countries
• Provide documents verifying current address, such as utility bills or similar documents.
• Certificate processing fee (see the fees table below)

Fees and postage cost

The following amounts are payable:

Items	Total Amount
Identity Certificate (Birth, Identity and Nationality)	Euros 30 (including Euros 6 bank charge in Norway)
Return Postage Cost	Euros 15

Payment method

1. Certificate fees and all other consular charges are payable ONLY in EUROS. Payment in any other currency will not be accepted.
2. Certificate fees and all consular charges must be paid by BANK CHEQUE (certified cheque) or MONEY ORDER made payable to ‘The Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo’. Payment by cash, personal cheques or bank transfer will not be accepted.
3. A money order (or certified bank cheque) can be obtained at any high street bank, regardless of whether you hold an account there or not, by paying the required amount alongside any applicable fee.
4. The money order (or certified bank cheque) must cover the total amount that is payable to the Embassy, and must be sent to us together with your application form.

How to apply?
Before applying, applicants must contact the Embassy Consular Section by phone or email to arrange an appointment for person interview. Consular opening hours are as follows:

Monday to Thursday from 9am to 12 noon and Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am.

The Consular Section is closed outside these hours as well as on Saturdays and Sundays.

At appointed time, applicants must ensure to bring all the required documents and witnesses/guarantees as required. The Embassy visiting address is as follows:

Consular Section
Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo
Kronprinsen Gate 17
Oslo 0244
Norway

View Embassy address on a map.

Interviews for identity certificates are conducted by a Consular Officer and can last for 30 to 60 minutes. Usually, the certificates are issued at the end of the interview. In some cases, the applicants will be asked to return on a specified day and time to pick up their certificate(s). At the request of applicants, where their re-appearance at the Embassy is not necessary, we can send their certificates and documents by post in which case the applicants will be required to present a registered, self-addressed return envelop or enclose the necessary payment to cover postage cost.



Return of original documents
All original documents submitted as part of application will be returned to the applicant after the due process.



Ready to apply?
If you have read the information above and are ready to apply, please contact the Consular Section during its opening hours (Monday through Thursday from 9am to 12noon, and Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am) to arrange an personal interview appointment with the Consul. Contact details are give below.

If you do not possess documents verifying your identity, birth or nationality, please provide two guarantors with completed identity guarantee forms. These forms can be accessed below and may be completed in any of the four languages:

• Download Identity Guarantee form in English
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• Download Identity Guarantee form in Norwegian (to be published shortly)

Have any questions or need more information?
For further information, or if you want to discuss your application, please contact the Consular Section during its opening hours (Monday through Thursday from 9am to 12noon, and Fridays from 8:30am to 11:30am).

Telephone: +47 22 83 84 10
Email: consular[#]afghanistanembassy.no
(replace '[#]' with '@' before sending e-mail)

Postal Address:
Embassy of Afghanistan, Oslo
Kronprinsensgt 17
Oslo 0244
Norway