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NRI certificate and Sponsorship affidavit

Before you proceed to the desired service, you may consider the following registrations, if applicable

  1. Registration of Overseas Indians and Persons of Indian Origin in Norway - https://www.indianembassyoslo.gov.in/register.php
  2. Registration of Indian Academicians & Indian students in Norway - https://www.indianembassyoslo.gov.in/student_register.php

SEWA portal website link-   https://indianconsularservices.mea.gov.in/consularServices/

At SEWA portal,  seperate service is to be applied for NRI certificate and Sponsorship affidavit (to be applied in Attestation of Sponsorship declaration service of SEWA portal).

In addition to uploading documents at SEWA portal, following documents are required during submission at the Embassy as mentioned against each category.

NRI certificate (For Indian Passport holders)

  1. Passport in Original
  2. Copy of passport first and last page and other endorsement pages.
  3. Copy of residence permit both sides and original
  4. Residence certificate mentioning the length of stay in Norway
  5. One photograph (5X5CM) of applicant
  6. Copy of PAN card and original, if available
  7. Copy of Aadhar Card and in original, if available

Sponsorship affidavit

Sponsorship affidavit is required to be  uploaded seperately at SEWA portal under affidavit category

Additional documents (in addition to documents at sl no. 1 to 7 above ) required if sponsoring study

  1. Tax return/ certificate for last 3 years
  2. Bank statement for last 3 months
  3. Photograph of Sponsor and Sponsee.
  4. letter/Eligibility of admission of ward

Applicant please note that if you are a citizen of any other country than India, the sponsorship affidavit is required to be notarised from District Court (Tingrett) and Apostilled from County Governor (Flykesmannen).

Sponsorship Affidavit for other passport holders (of Indian Origin)  

Required documents

     1.Passport in Original

  1. Copy of passport
  2. Residence certificate mentioning the length of stay in Norway
  3. One photograph (5X5CM) of applicant
  4. Copy of PAN card and original, if available
  5. Copy of Aadhaar Card and in original, If available.
  6. Copy of OCI first and last page and in Original.
  7. Tax return/ certificate for last 3 years
  8. Bank statement for last 3 months
  9. Photograph of Sponsor and Sponsee.
  10. letter/Eligibility of admission of ward

It is requested to visit the Embassy of India, Oslo, in person (on prior appointment only). Request for appointment may be sent to [email protected]).

Please note that handwritten content of affidavit (partial/full) is not accepted.

Noteworthy points:

  • You must come in person to the Embassy and sign the document at the counter. (ON PRIOR APPOINTMENT ONLY. Request may be sent to [email protected]
  • If you are not a citizen of India, you must have your signature witnessed first by a Norwegian notary public (notarius publicus) in the document and Apostilled from statsforvalteren (County Governor)  previously called Fylkesmannen. You will then have to sign again at the Embassy in presence of Consular Officer.
  • Any document issued by the Norwegian authorities or by any other country has to be first notarized from local court and apostilled from County Governor.
  • Handwritten content (partial or full) of Affidavit is not accepted.
  • Applicant please note that if you are a citizen of any other country than India, the sponsorship affidavit is required to be notarised from District Court (Tingrett) and Apostilled from County Governor (Flykesmannen).

Affidavit is not accepted on stamp paper/e-stamp paper/legal paper.