Norway national ID card photo
Norway national ID card photo: official workflow, authority biometric capture, appointment notes and source-backed guidance. Official public guidance. The authority usually takes the biometric photo during the appointment.
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What this page covers
This page summarizes the official workflow for Norway national ID card photo, where the biometric portrait is usually captured by the authority during the appointment.
The public workflow indicates that the authority captures the biometric portrait during the appointment, so bringing a separate printed or uploaded photo is usually unnecessary.
Use the checklist below to confirm background, face position, glasses and lighting, then prepare the file online with PhotoDocs.
The reference source for this profile is Norwegian Police.
Source and verification
This page uses official public guidance from Norwegian Police. Some biometric values remain generalized where the public source does not publish every numeric detail.
Official Norwegian Police and UDI national ID card guidance was verified on 2026-04-13. The route is authority-capture; UDI publishes facial-photo quality requirements used across visas, residence permits, travel documents, passports and national ID cards.
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Photo requirements
How to take this photo correctly
- Confirm that your application route uses live biometric capture at the authority.
- Arrive with your current appearance and keep the full face clearly visible.
- Avoid tinted glasses, face coverings or hair across the eyes on the day of capture.
- Use the official source on this page if you need to confirm exceptions for consular or legacy procedures.
What is still inferred or not fully published
- The official English public source gives process and quality requirements but not a reusable applicant-supplied print-photo size matrix for ID card office capture.