Norwegian Driving Licence Photo (førerkort, taken in the booth at the trafikkstasjon): size and requirements
The Norwegian Driving Licence Photo size is 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches). Not stated by Statens vegvesen; the booth uses its own backdrop. Light grey is our rendering choice; head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Photo taken within the last 6 months. Last verified 2026-10-07 against Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration), with ICAO Doc 9303.
For a Norwegian førerkort issued or renewed with a new picture by Statens vegvesen, where the photo is taken in a fotoautomat at the trafikkstasjon. Not for a passport or ID card (Politiet's kiosk), and not for the digital Førerkort-app.
The trafikkstasjon's own booth takes the førerkort photo before you are served. See all Norway documents.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 35 x 45 mm (1.38 x 1.77 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (No photo geometry is published (the trafikkstasjon booth takes the picture); ICAO Doc 9303: crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the image height)
- Background
- not stated by Statens vegvesen; the booth uses its own backdrop. Light grey is our rendering choice
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Photo age
- Taken within the last 6 months
- We deliver
- 827 x 1063 px (600 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckYou cannot bring a photo: 'Du må på en trafikkstasjon for å ta nytt bilde. Du tar bildet i en fotoautomat før du trekker kø-lapp, deretter signerer og betaler du i skranken.'
- CheckA new picture is needed when the card's 15-year administrative validity runs out or after a name change; you may also renew the picture simply because you want to ('fordi du ønsker det').
- CheckThe photo and the card share one validity date (field 4b on the front), so when renewing with a helseattest check whether the picture expires first and take a new one at the same visit.
- CheckYou must be registered as resident in Norway; people who have reported moving abroad or hold a D-number normally do not get a licence.
Source and verification
No national rule published; ICAO 9303 standard applies. Last checked 2026-10-07 (archived copy dated 2024-09-12) at Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration), with ICAO Doc 9303.
Hvis det har gått 15 år siden du fikk førerkort eller hvis du har fått nytt navn, må du på en trafikkstasjon for å ta nytt bilde.
Du må på en trafikkstasjon for å ta nytt bilde. Du tar bildet i en fotoautomat før du trekker kø-lapp, deretter signerer og betaler du i skranken.
Gyldigheten på bildet ditt og selve førerkortet er den samme.
Du kan også ta nytt bilde til førerkortet fordi du ønsker det – det trenger ikke å være fordi du må.
Submitted portraits should be 45.0 mm x 35.0 mm (1.77 in x 1.38 in) in dimension.
The crown-to-chin portion of the facial image shall be 70 to 80 per cent of the longest dimension defined for Zone V, maintaining the aspect ratio between the crown-to-chin and ear-to-ear details of the face of the holder.
Quotes 1-4 are Norwegian (Bokmål) from the Statens vegvesen page 'Fornye førerkortet med nytt bilde' at source.url, read directly (sources/no/vegvesen-fornye-forerkort-med-bilde.txt; the parent page 'Forny førerkort' is sources/no/vegvesen-fornye-forerkort.txt). Statens vegvesen publishes no photo geometry because the booth takes the picture; the page mentions the Førerkort-app only for checking validity and names no likeness trigger, so neither is claimed. Quotes 5-6 are ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/, Wayback 2024-09-12). Size, dpi, background, photo age, glasses and head-covering values are ICAO-style defaults and our rendering choices. printsRequired is left undefined. vegvesen.no is not matched by the validator host rule; the icao-default confidence exempts it.
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.
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