Current Exchange Rate
The current exchange rate is:
NOK 6.10 = USD $ 1.00
American Citizens
Public Services
Notarial and Authentication Services
Consular officers act as notaries for U.S. citizens, or for aliens with documents to be used in the United States.
Notarization: If you need to sign or swear to a document in the presence of a consular officer, you may visit the Embassy at Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0244 Oslo, Monday through Friday from 9:00 to noon, except for U.S. and Norwegian holidays. You must provide photo identification such as a passport or driver’s license; bank cards are NOT accepted as identification. Persons signing as an officer of a corporation must also provide proof of their corporate identity. The consular officer must also determine that you understand what you are signing and that you are signing voluntarily. There is a fee of $30.00 or the equivalent in Kroner (See box on the right for the current exchange rate) for the first document, plus $20.00 or the equivalent in Kroner for each additional document. Appropriate fee (in cash, dollars or kroner, or by credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Novus/Discover, Diners and Visa/MasterCard Purchasing cards. Use of credit card only available if applying at the Embassy. Signature of person signing credit card receipt must match signature of card bearer. In other words, if you are using someone else’s credit card, that person must be present to sign the credit card receipt.)
Authentication: The consular officer may also authenticate the signatures of Norwegian notaries public or other Norwegian officials. The document should have been signed before the local Notarius Publicus: City Judge (Tingrett), District Judge (Sorenskriver) or Sheriff (Lensmann), not the police. Thereafter, you may bring documents for such authentication to the Embassy, or you may mail them along with the appropriate fee – U.S dollars $30 or the equivalent in Kroner (See box on the right for the current exchange rate) for each time the consular officer signs his or her name. The fee may be paid in dollars or in kroner, in cash or by credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Novus/Discover, Diners and Visa/MasterCard Purchasing cards. Signature of person signing credit card receipt must match signature of card bearer.
No personal checks. If you are mailing the document(s), please send a cashier’s check (bankremiss), payable to the U.S. Embassy, Oslo, Norway, in the amount of NOK 180.00 (per document). Send a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage to return the document(s) to you by registered mail..
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The document should be signed before the local Notarius Publicus: City Judge (Tingrett), District Judge (Sorenskriver) or Sheriff (Lensmann), not the police. Thereafter, the document should be taken to the County Governor’s (Fylkesmann) office, where an Apostille will be attached. Under the Hague Legalization Convention of October 15, 1981, this procedure is fully acceptable in the United States.