Norwegian Personal Number (Personnummer)
For grantees who will live in Norway for more than 90 days
The personnummer is an 11-digit number which allows you to, among other things, open a bank account in Norway. As soon as you receive your residence permit card, you must submit the Notification of Move to Norway from Abroad form in-person at a tax office designated for your region. Tax offices are available in the follow places:
East (Skatt øst): Oslo, Sandvika, Lillestrøm, Fredrikstad, Hamar, Tynset
South (Skatt sør): Drammen, Kristiansand, Skien, Tønsberg, Gol, Lyndal, Arendal
West (Skatt vest): Førde, Sogndal, Bergen, Haugesund, Egersund, Stavanger, Nordfjordeid, Odda
Central (Skatt Midt-Norge): Trondheim, Ålesund, Kristiansund, Namsos, Steinkjer, Molde, Hitra
North (Skatt nord): Kirkenes, Hammerfest, Alta, Tromsø, Harstad, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Brønnøysund, Svolvær, Vadsø, Sortland, Narvik
Addresses and opening times are available for local offices all over the country on the Norwegian Tax Authority website.
When visiting the tax office, be sure to bring not only your completed notification form, but also your passport and your residence permit ID card. In addition to applying for a personnummer, you should also ask to register with the National Registry.
