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{{Short description|National identity card of Norway}}
{{Infobox Identity document
|document_name = Norwegian identity card<br />{{lang|no|ID-kort}}<br />{{lang|se|ID-duođaštus}}
|image = File:New_Norwegian_ID_Card_(2021)_(Front).png
|image_caption =Front of the card
| image2 =New_Norwegian_ID_(2021)_(Back).png
| image_caption2 =Back of the card 
|using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Norway}}<br />Norwegian Police Service 
|valid_jurisdictions =
The Nordic countries
*{{flag|Norway}}
*{{flag|Denmark}}
*{{flag|Faroe Islands}}
*{{flag|Finland}}
*{{flag|Greenland}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/Applying/Short%20stay%20visa/Visa%20for%20Greenland%20and%20the%20Faroe%20Islands |title=Visa to the Faroe Island or Greenland |website=nyidanmark.dk}}</ref> 
*{{flag|Iceland}}
*{{flag|Sweden}}
*{{flag|Åland}}
----{{flagdeco|EU}} EU<ref name=":5" /> and {{flagdeco|EFTA}} EFTA<ref name=":4" /><br />{{flagicon|Andorra}}{{flagicon|Monaco}}{{flagicon|San Marino}}{{flagicon|Vatican City}} [[Earth:European microstates|European microstates]]<br />{{flag|Albania}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambasadat.gov.al/japan/sites/default/files/Who_can_enter_Albania_without_a_Visa-word_0.pdf |title=Who can enter Albania without a Visa  |website=ambasadat.gov.al}}</ref><br />{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msb.gov.ba/inf_za_strance/default.aspx?id=14555&langTag=en-US |title=BASIC INFORMATION ON ENTRY AND STAY OF ALIENS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |date=27 September 2016 |website=Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}</ref><br />{{flagicon|France}} French Overseas Territories<br /> {{flag|Kosovo}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mfa-ks.net/en/sherbimet_konsullore/503/kush-ka-nevoj-pr-viza-t-kosovs/503 |title=Sherbimet Konsullore |date= |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo}}</ref><br />{{flag|Moldova}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lex.justice.md/UserFiles/File/2017/mo24-29md/an.1_765.doc |title=Lista documentelor de călătorie emise de ţări terţe, entităţi şi autorităţi teritoriale, acceptate de Republica Moldova |lang=Romanian  |trans-title=List of travel documents issued by third countries, entities and territorial authorities, accepted by the Republic of Moldova |date=18 September 2014 |website=lex.justice.md}}</ref><br />{{flag|Montenegro}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visit-montenegro.com/montenegro-visa-regimes/norway/ |title=Montengro Visa Regime: Norway |website=visit-montenegro.com}}</ref><br />{{flag|Montserrat}} (max. 14 days)<br />{{flag|North Macedonia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://travelmacedonia.info/traveller-information/-traveling-to-macedonia-visa-policy-and-information |title=Traveling to Macedonia - Visa Policy and Information |date=December 15, 2021 |website=Travel Macedonia}}</ref><br />{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mfa.gov.ct.tr/consular-info/visa-regulations/ |title=VISA Regulations |website=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs|date=4 March 2014 }}</ref><br />{{flag|Serbia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/lat/gradjani/ulazak-u-srbiju/vizni-rezim/norveska |title=Visa regime |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia}}</ref><br />{{flag|Tunisia}} (organized tours)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tunisairexpress.net/en/entry-visa-to-tunisia/ |title=Entry Visa to Tunisia |website=Tunisair}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hic-gs.org/news.php?pid=6007 |title=HIC - Nationalities and visas to enter Tunisia |access-date=2020-10-23 |archive-date=2017-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627211158/http://www.hic-gs.org/news.php?pid=6007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|document_type = Identity card,<br />optional replacement for passport for travel to EU and EFTA countries.
|eligibility= Norwegian citizenship
|date_first_issued=30 November 2020 (''first version'')<br />29 July 2021 (''current version'')
|cost= {{Ubl|NOK 570 <small>(adults and children aged 10 or older - 20% discount if purchased together with a Norwegian passport)</small>|NOK 342 <small>(children under 10 - 20% discount if purchased together with a Norwegian passport)</small>}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Forskrift om pass og nasjonalt ID-kort (pass- og ID-kortforskriften) - Lovdata|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LTI/forskrift/2020-10-09-2012|access-date=2020-10-22|website=lovdata.no}}</ref>
|purpose=Identification & travel
|expiration= {{Ubl|5 years <small>(adults and children aged 10 or older)</small>|3 years <small>(children aged 5–9)</small>|2 years <small>(children aged 0–4)</small>}}<ref name=":2" />
}}
The '''Norwegian identity card''', commonly referred to as the '''national identity card''' ({{lang-no|nasjonalt ID-kort}}, {{lang-se|ID-duođaštus}}) in Norway, is a non-compulsory [[Biometric passport|biometric]] [[Software:Identity document|identity document]] issued since 30 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nå kan du søke om nasjonalt ID-kort|url=https://www.politiet.no/aktuelt-tall-og-fakta/aktuelt/nyheter/2020/11/26/na-kan-du-soke-om-nasjonalt-id-kort/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Politiet|language=nb}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Om pass og ID-kort|url=https://www.politiet.no/tjenester/pass-og-id-kort/om-pass-og-id-kort/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Politiet|language=nb}}</ref> It is one of two official identity documents issued by the Norwegian Police Service, the other being the Norwegian passport. It is only issued to Norwegian citizens, and may indicate citizenship so that it can be used as a travel document facilitating freedom of movement within the [[Organization:European Free Trade Association|European Free Trade Association]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=APPENDIX 1 Movement of persons (Art. 20)|url=https://www.efta.int/sites/default/files/documents/legal-texts/efta-convention/annexes/Annex%20K%20Persons%20Appendix%20I%20Movement%208980.pdf|at=ARTICLE 1}}</ref> and the European Economic Area.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nasjonalt ID-kort|url=https://www.udi.no/ord-og-begreper/nasjonalt-id-kort/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=UDI|language=nb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lov om nasjonalt identitetskort (ID-kortloven) - Lovdata|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2015-06-05-39|access-date=2020-10-22|website=lovdata.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Forskrift om pass og nasjonalt ID-kort (pass- og ID-kortforskriften) - Lovdata|url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2020-10-09-2012|access-date=2020-10-22|website=lovdata.no}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> For travel within the [[Place:Nordic countries|Nordic countries]] no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.

== History ==
===Earlier ID cards===
During the Second World War, the authorities issued a mandatory identity card. This card was abandoned after the end of the war, as it was strongly associated with the occupation force and its control regime.

Norway Post started issuing a photo identity card on 1 March 1957, initially free for all residents over 15 years old. These were intended for use at the post offices, but were quickly adopted by other public and private instances as a valid photo ID. For several decades these were along with passports and driver's licenses the only widely recognized ID in Norwegian society. During the 1970s the postal ID cards were the only valid IDs for proving age on public transport.<ref name=post>{{cite web |url=https://snl.no/postens_identitetskort |title=Postens identitetskort |last=Selgsten |first=Johan |publisher=Store Norske Leksikon |accessdate=30 June 2021 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Bank cards were launched in 1977, originally only serving as an ID card. These were intended for a clerk to be able to verify the identity of the person writing the check. By the 1980s the cards were used as [[Debit card|debit card]]s, and even after checks were phased out of common use in the early 1990s, the bank cards retained a photo ID, including the national identity number of the person. The widespread use of bank cards as ID gradually led to the termination of postal ID cards.<ref name=post /> Legally, bank cards are a customer card which serves no particular legal purpose. However, because of the stringent requirements needed to verify one's identity to the bank in order to open an account and be issued a bank card, bank cards became widely accepted as ID cards, even at public institutions.<ref name=holthe>{{cite web |url=https://www.skatteetaten.no/presse/nyhetsrommet/utlendinger-bor-ogsa-ha-rett-til-et-nasjonalt-id-kort/ |title=Utlendinger bør også ha rett til et nasjonalt ID-kort |date=23 May 2019 |publisher=Norwegian Tax Administration |last=Holte |first=Hans Christian |accessdate=2 July 2021 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The banking sector was strongly in favor of replacing bank card-based IDs with government-issued IDs. Banks had no obligation to issue IDs. One issue was that the banks bore the cost of issuing the IDs. The other was that the banks did not have the same ability to authenticate people with confidence as government authorities, increasing the risk of fake IDs being issued. With the announcement of the National ID Card plans, a number of banks stopped issuing ID fields on their bank cards.<ref name=vi>{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.no/okonomi/legitimasjon-pa-bankkort-forsvinner/73650230 |title=Legitimasjon på bankkort forsvinner |date=28 April 2021 |publisher=Vi.no |last=Sørdal |first=Kristin |accessdate=2 July 2021 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Need for a new ID card system===
By the mid-2000s the situation had become untenable, with no generic, government-issued ID card available. Postal ID cards were phased out, banks were wanting to rid themselves of their obligation, passports could only be issued to Norwegian citizens and driver's licenses were restricted to those with the right to drive motor vehicles. Some people were left using their passports as their only valid ID.<ref name=solheim /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/britt-har-ikke-annet-id-bevis-enn-passet/s/12-95-3422799126 |title=Britt har ikke annet ID-bevis enn passet  |publisher=Nettavisen |last=Hallingstorp |first=Lars |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate= 20 February 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> Certain group of immigrants were not able to acquire IDs altogether. Non-Norwegian citizens could not be issued passports, and without a government-issued ID card which showed their national identity number, they were unable to open a bank account. This further hindered them from getting jobs, as Norwegian anti-money laundering laws require wages to be paid to a bank account.<ref name=holthe/> The situation was exacerbated by Norway at the time not allowing multiple citizenship, which discouraged many foreigners who were long-term residents to apply for Norwegian citizenship.

Another issue was the lack of a government-issued eID. Banking, most private and eGovernment services relied heavily on private eID services, the most common being the bank-issued BankID. NorSIS stated that this was problematic because the government had no way of directly issuing eID with sufficiently high security levels. This largely effected the same people as were not able to open bank accounts, since holding a valid bank account had become the ''de facto'' means of acquiring an eID.<ref name=holthe /> NorSIS was also concerned that the quality of authentication issued by banks was inferior to that carried out by the police, which could lead to more fake IDs. Additionally, it was possible for a impostor to receive an eID for another person, without the victim having knowledge of the eID being issued. NorSIS recommended that all residents and other people in the National Population Register be issued a root eID from the government, as part of an ID card, and that other eID use these root eIDs as the basis for their verification.<ref name=norsis>{{cite web |url=https://norsis.no/nasjonale-id-kort-reduserer-risikoen-for-id-tyveri-men-elektronisk-id-mangler-fortsatt/ |title=Nasjonale ID-kort reduserer risikoen for ID-tyveri, men elektronisk ID mangler fortsatt |date=9 December 2020 |publisher=NorSIS |accessdate=2 July 2021 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Development and introduction===
[[File:Norwegian identity card.jpg|thumb|First version of the Norwegian ID card]]
Norway decided in 2007 to introduce a voluntary national identity card, to be usable for travel to EEA countries. They were since delayed<ref name="nrk">{{cite web|date=15 February 2013|title=Etterlyser nasjonale ID-kort - NRK - Livsstil|url=http://www.nrk.no/livsstil/etterlyser-nasjonale-id-kort-1.10910502|access-date=15 May 2015|publisher=Nrk.no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hellesnes|first=Katrin|date=7 May 2018|title=Tidspunkt for nye pass og ID-kort er helt i det blå|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/tidspunkt-for-nye-pass-og-id-kort-er-helt-i-det-bla-1.14038161|website=NRK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=5 January 2017|title=Politiet: Nye pass og nasjonale ID-kort kommer 1. april 2018|publisher=ABC Nyheter|url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/reise/2017/01/05/195268233/politiet-nye-pass-og-nasjonale-id-kort-kommer-1.-april-2018|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> until introduced on 30 November 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Status for nye pass og nasjonale ID-kort|url=https://www.politiet.no/en/aktuelt-tall-og-fakta/aktuelt/information-regarding-todays-incident-in-oslo/2020/03/05/status-for-nye-pass-og-nasjonale-id-kort/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Politiet|language=nb|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106142418/https://www.politiet.no/en/aktuelt-tall-og-fakta/aktuelt/information-regarding-todays-incident-in-oslo/2020/03/05/status-for-nye-pass-og-nasjonale-id-kort/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The reason for the delay was that the responsible authorities required absolute security on both the cards and the validation of the identity at issuance, issuing new security requirements repeatedly.

The entire implementation cost, including development and upgrades to the passport offices, for the combined ID card and passport project, had reached 596 million Norwegian krone by 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politiforum.no/elektronisk-id-nyhet-pass/politiet-ma-betale-minst-378-millioner-kroner-av-egen-lomme-for-det-forsinkede-pass--og-id-prosjektet/145126 |title=Politiet må betale minst 378 millioner kroner av egen lomme, for det forsinkede pass- og ID-prosjektet |publisher=Politiforum |last=Trædal |first=Torkjell Jonsson |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate= 20 February 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 120 million of this was the cost of rebuilding the passport offices.<ref name=solheim>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/_-ikkje-ideelt-a-bruke-pass-som-legitimasjon-1.14440222 |title=Nye pass og ID-kort er framleis ikkje lansert: Amalie (21) er lei av å vente |publisher=Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |last=Solheim |first=Marita |date=19 March 2019 |accessdate= 20 February 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security will send out a hearing, about making it possible for all people that have a national identity number, to get a national identity card. The card will not state nationality and therefore it cannot be used for travel.<ref>{{Citation|title=Nasjonalt ID-kort - Hva er det?|url=https://www.facebook.com/politiet/videos/nasjonalt-id-kort-hva-er-det/675075763060039/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref> Until then, resident non-Norwegian citizens are not able to get ID cards, and for such people without a driver's license many still have no way of getting and ID card with their personal identity number.

From {{date|2 August 2021}}, the [[European identity card]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016|title=The legal and political context for setting up a European identity document|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/556957/IPOL_STU(2016)556957_EN.pdf|website=Directorate-General for Internal Policies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018|title=Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement|url=https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/10102/2018/EN/SWD-2018-110-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF|website=European Commission}}</ref> is intended to replace and standardise the various identity card styles currently in use in the EU/EEA.{{Efn|The legal ''acquis'' has been identified as EEA-relevant by the EU Commission, which makes it under scrutiny for incorporation into the EEA Agreement by Iceland, [[Finance:Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]] and {{wipe|Norway}}. However, the legal basis rely on Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, an article which is not reflected in the EEA Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fri bevegelse av personer: styrket sikkerhet av ID-kort og oppholdsdokumenter {{!}} europalov|url=https://europalov.no/rettsakt/fri-bevegelse-av-personer-styrket-sikkerhet-av-id-kort-oppholdsdokumenter/id-25563|access-date=2020-09-04|website=europalov.no}}</ref>|name=eea-relevance|group=}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement|url=https://www.efta.int/eea-lex/32019R1157|access-date=2020-06-16|website=[[Organization:European Free Trade Association|European Free Trade Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020|title=Improving security for EU ID cards|url=https://what-europe-does-for-me.eu/data/pdf/social/X07_31801_en.pdf|website=European Parliamentary Research Service|language=en}}</ref> It will not mean so much change for the Norwegian identity card, as most required features, like a chip, is already there. A significant change is that the chip shall contain information about fingerprints. This means fingerprints must be read at application if not already stored by the authority, but this is already done when applying for passport.

With the introduction of the National ID Card, a number of major banks announced that they would be discontinuing the ID section on bank cards. Some stated that bank card ID would be an opt-in for their customers, while others stopped offering IDs entirely. An all-out retirement of bank card IDs may happen at a future date, once the National ID Cards have been fully implemented.<ref name=holthe />

== Issue ==
ID cards are issued by the Norwegian Police Service. The issuing of ID cards uses the same framework as for issuing Norwegian passports and the two can be issued as part of the same transaction. There are 77 police stations equipped to issue passports and ID cards, and many smaller police stations no longer issue passports. This has been enacted to improve the quality of authenticating people and reducing the chance of false documentation being issued,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumentarkiv/regjeringen-solberg/aktuelt-regjeringen-solberg/jd/pressemeldinger/2018/sikrere-pass--ny-utstedelsesstruktur/id2620315/ |title=Sikrere pass – ny utstedelsesstruktur |publisher=Ministry of Justice and Preparedness |date=23 November 2018 |accessdate= 20 February 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> in part due to a 2015 report from the Office of the Auditor General that showed lack of security measures related to issuing passports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politiforum.no/nyheter/for-darlig-sikkerhet-med-utstedelse-av-pass-i-politiet/126099 |title=For dårlig sikkerhet med utstedelse av pass i politiet |publisher=Politiforum |last=Trædal |first=Torkjell Jonsson |date=21 October 2015 |accessdate= 20 February 2022 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

== Travel document ==
As a member of [[Organization:European Free Trade Association|EFTA]], Norwegian citizens have freedom of movement to live and work in other EFTA countries in accordance with the EFTA convention.<ref name="efta.int22">{{cite web|title=Short Overview of the EFTA Convention|url=http://www.efta.int/legal-texts/efta-convention/detailed-overview-of-the-efta-convention#persons|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Moreover, by virtue of Norway's membership of the European Economic Area, Norwegian citizens also have freedom of movement to live and work across all EEA member states.<ref>{{Citation|title=Corrigendum to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004)|date=2004-06-29|url=http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/corrigendum/2004-06-29/oj/eng|volume=OJ L|issue=32004L0038R(01)|language=en|access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref>

As an alternative to presenting a [[Passports of the EFTA member states|passport]], Norwegian citizens are entitled to use a valid national identity card to exercise their right of free movement in EFTA<ref name=":4" /> and the European Economic Area.<ref name=":5">Articles 4 and 5 of the Citizens' Rights Directive 2004/38/EC ([https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/oj L 158, pp. 77–123])</ref><ref name=":6">{{Citation|title=Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 of 7 December 2007 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) and Annex VIII (Right of establishment) to the EEA Agreement|date=2008-05-08|url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A22007D0158|language=en|access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref> Strictly speaking, it is not necessary for an EEA or Swiss citizen to possess a valid national identity card or passport to enter the EEA and Switzerland. In theory, if an EEA or Swiss citizen can prove their nationality by any other means (e.g. by presenting an expired national identity card or passport, or a citizenship certificate), they must be permitted to enter the EEA and Switzerland. An EEA or Swiss citizen who is unable to demonstrate their nationality satisfactorily must, nonetheless, be given 'every reasonable opportunity' to obtain the necessary documents or to have them delivered within a reasonable period of time.<ref>Article 5(4) of the Citizens' Rights Directive 2004/38/EC ([https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/oj L 158, pp. 77–123])</ref><ref name="Practical Handbook 2.9">Practical Handbook for Border Guards, Part II, section I, point 2.9 ([https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/docs/c2019-7131-annex.pdf C (2019) 7131])</ref><ref>Judgment of the European Court of Justice [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:62003CJ0215:EN:HTML of 17 February 2005, Case C 215/03, Salah Oulane vs. Minister voor Vreemdelingenzaken en Integratie]</ref><ref name="2016Regulations2">[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/11/made Regulation 11 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Processing British and EEA Passengers without a valid Passport or Travel Document|url=http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/borderforce/primary-checkpoint/initial-examination/uk-eea-no-passport.pdf}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Furthermore, the card can be used as a travel document to European Microstates, Balkan countries, French Overseas Territories, Montserrat (for max. 14 days) and organized tours to Tunisia. Until 30 September 2021, the {{wipe|United Kingdom}} accepted the card as well. Since then, the UK and the Crown Dependencies only allows EU/EEA and Swiss citizens fulfilling specific requirements to use national identity cards, until at least 31 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-an-eu-eea-or-swiss-citizen|access-date=2021-01-03|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jersey|first=States of|title=Government of Jersey|url=http://www.gov.je:80/Travel/InformationAdvice/Visitors/Pages/VisaPassportRequirements.aspx|access-date=2021-01-03|website=gov.je|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Isle of Man Government - Arrival in the Isle of Man from 1 January 2021|url=https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/immigration/eu-eea-and-swiss-citizens/arrival-in-the-isle-of-man-from-1-january-2021/#accordion|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.gov.im}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PO Box 23|first=St Peter Port|date=2020-11-18|title=Guidance for EU nationals and employers|url=https://www.gov.gg/eunationalsbrexit|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.gov.gg|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite web|title=Visiting the UK: information for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-after-brexit|access-date=2020-02-01|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Visiting the UK from 1 January 2021|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-from-1-january-2021|access-date=2020-12-23|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref>

For travel within the [[Place:Nordic countries|Nordic countries]] no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.

== Characteristics ==
Two variants of the ID card exists. National ID cards with travel rights can be used as identification and as a travel document within the EEA and Switzerland. National ID cards without travel rights are only valid for identification purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nytt pass lansert, og nasjonalt ID-kort kommer snart|url=https://www.nsr-org.no/aktuelt/nytt-pass-lansert-og-nasjonalt-id-kort-kommer-snart|access-date=2020-10-22|website=www.nsr-org.no|language=nb}}</ref>

* The version valid as a travel document has red text and a document number starting with GD from 29 July 2021, the previous version started with GC. The machine readable zone, printed on the reverse-side of the card starts with CA. 
* The version not valid as a travel document has green text and a document number starting with JGD since 29 July 2021, the previous version started with JG only. The machine readable zone, printed on the reverse-side of the card starts with XA. It is also denoted as ''"Not Valid as a Travel Document"'' in the place of the holder's nationality.

The identity cards are 85 × 54 millimetres in size. In the top left, the name Norway is written in the two forms of [[Social:Norwegian language|Norwegian]]; [[Social:Bokmål|Bokmål]] and [[Social:Nynorsk|Nynorsk]] and [[Social:Northern Sami|Northern Sami]] ''"{{lang|nb|NORGE}} {{lang|nn|NOREG}} {{lang|se|NORGA}}"'' and below that, in smaller letters in [[Social:English language|English]] "''NORWAY"'', and in the top right part of the card the words "''{{lang|no|ID-KORT}} {{lang|se|ID-DUOĐAŠTUS}}"'' is placed above the English word ''"IDENTITY CARD"'' (in smaller letters)''.'' On the card valid for travel, the two-letter country code "NO" inside a red rectangle has been added to the left of the country name.<ref name=":7">{{cite web |url=https://www.politiet.no/globalassets/02-tjenester-admin/pass-og-id-kort/kontrollveileder-id-kort-utstedt-fra-og-med-29.-juli-2021.pdf |title=Nasjonalt ID-kort KontrollveilederNasjonalt ID-kort for kort utstedt f.o.m. 29. 07. 2021 |lang=no |trans-title=National ID card Control supervisor for cards issued from 29 July 2021 |website=politiet.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Document: NOR-BO-02001|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/NOR-BO-02001/index.html|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.consilium.europa.eu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Document: NOR-BO-02002|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/NOR-BO-02002/index.html|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.consilium.europa.eu|language=en}}</ref> The [[Biometric passport|biometric passport]] symbol ([[File:EPassport_logo.svg|20x20px]]) is placed in the middle.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.politiet.no/globalassets/02-tjenester-admin/pass/kontrollveileder-id-kort.pdf  |title=Nasjonalt ID-kort Kontrollveileder |lang=no |trans-title=National ID card Control supervisor |website=politiet.no}}</ref>

=== Printed data ===
The descriptions of the fields are printed in Bokmål, Nynorsk, Northern Sami and English.

* Surname 
* Given names 
* Sex
* Date of birth 
* Height
* Document number 
* Date of expiry 
* Nationality (only on card with travel rights, on the green version without travel rights the words ''"Not Valid as a Travel Document"'' is printed instead)
* Signature
* CAN

=== Chip ===
The chip is compatible with ICAO 9303, 7th edition. All mandatory data groups according to ICOAO 9303 have information. The information can be retrieved from the CAN number on the front side or the MRZ zone on the reverse-side. The photo of the card holder is in colour, size 446x580px and coded in JPEG 2000.<ref name=":0" />

'''On the new version issued since 29 July 2021, the following optional fields are in use:<ref name=":7" />'''

Data group 11:
* 01: The card holders full name has been coded as Surname<<Firstname<Middlename. Norwegian letters (ÆØÅ) are used, corresponding to the information in the [[Social:Civil registration|Norwegian population register]] (Folkeregisteret).
* 03: Norwegian national identification number

Data group 12:
* 02: Date of issue (YYYYMMDD)
* 04: Only in cards not valid for travel "Not valid for travel"
* 08: Time of production (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS)
* 09: Identificator

'''On cards issued until 29 July 2021, the following optional fields are in use:<ref name=":0" />'''

Data group 11:

* 01: The card holders full name has been coded as Surname<<Firstname<Middlename. Norwegian letters (ÆØÅ) are used, corresponding to the information in the [[Social:Civil registration|Norwegian population register]] (Folkeregisteret). 
* 03: Norwegian national identification number
* 04:  Date of birth (YYMMDD)

Data group 12:
* 04: Only in cards not valid for travel "Not valid for travel"
* 08: Time of production (YYYMMDDHHMMSS)
* 09: Identificator

==See also==
* National identity cards in the European Economic Area
* [[European identity card]]
*Norwegian nationality law
*Visa requirements for Norwegian citizens
*Norwegian passport

==Notes==
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==References==

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==External links==
*[https://www.politiet.no/tjenester/pass-og-id-kort/om-pass-og-id-kort/ About Passport and ID Card] on Norwegian Police Service
*[https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/prado-documents/NOR/B/docs-per-category.html Norwegian ID Card Info] on PRADO
*[https://www.politiet.no/globalassets/02-tjenester-admin/pass/control-guide-national-id-card.pdf National ID Card Control Guide]


[[Category:Radio-frequency identification]]
[[Category:Authentication methods]]

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