If you wish to contact someone who has been adopted to Norway, you will have to submit a contact request for an adoption case. We will then need a letter from you with the following information:
- Your full name, date of birth and your residential address
- Your signature
- Information about the person you wish to contact: Names of biological parents, and – if known – preferably the biological parents' dates of birth, and the adopted person's date of birth.
In addition to this, you must also include a copy of your identification with a photo, such as a passport, driver's license, or bank card. The copy must be certified by a public official or lawyer. This can be, for instance, an employee at the police station, the municipal service center, the county governor's office, or a general practitioner. Copies certified by post offices, banks, and copy centers are not sufficient.
This needs to be sent in writing by post/mail to the following address: Bufdir, P.O. Box 2233, 3103 Tønsberg.
The actual contact request can be an open, enclosed letter or in a separate sealed envelope with the name of your relative on the outside (and with instructions on the envelope indicating that Bufdir’s department for mail reception should not open the envelope). This is up to you.