Company Registration in Norway
                     
Company 
Registration 
in Norway
-By Himani Srivastava
 Conditions for starting a private limited 
company:
● Private limited companies can be founded by one 
or more people. Both natural and legal persons 
(such as private limited companies) can be 
founders.

● You must be aged 18 or over in order to be a founder or 
perform another role in a private limited company.
● The company must have a Norwegian business address (i.e. 
a Norwegian physical address which is stated in the format: 
street/road, house number, postcode and postal town. 
Postbox addresses will not be accepted).
 Founding and registering a private limited company
How to found and register a private limited company when those 
who are to perform roles in the company have a Norwegian 
national ID number or d-number.
Found the company by completing and signing the form '
Foundation of a limited company'.

Ask the bank to set up a share capital account. Deposit the share capital (minimum NOK 30,000) and ask for 
confirmation of receipt from the bank. The confirmation can also be given by an auditor, a lawyer or authorized 
accountant. If the share capital consists of other assets (non-cash contribution), the value of these assets must be 
confirmed by an auditor.
Register the company by following the link to register in the Register of Business Enterprises in the notification you 
received in your Inbox in Altinn. Confirmation that the share capital has been deposited must be enclosed.
Send the notification for signing. You will then receive a notification for signing in your Altinn inbox, which you will 
use in order to sign the form. The entire board of directors must electronically sign the notification, and the bank 
must electronically sign the confirmation to verify that the share capital has been paid in. If the company has 
chosen to have an auditor, the auditor must electronically sign the notification.
You will be notified when the company has been registered 
via your Inbox in Altinn.
Registering a private limited company costs NOK 5570 (the 
one-off fee from the Register of Business Enterprises).
Upon registration, the company will be assigned an 
organisation number.

When one or more of the founders do not have a Norwegian nati
onal ID number or d-number, while those who are to perform role
s in the company have a Norwegian identification number, you n
eed to follow this procedure:
How to found and register a private limited company when some 
of those who are to perform a role in the company do not have a 
Norwegian national ID number or d-number.

The Brønnøysund Register Centre on regis
tering Limited Company (AS) (in Norwegia
n only) 
The Brønnøysund Register Centre on foun
ding a limited company (in Norwegian only)
 
 Foreign Citizen
If you are not a citizen of an EU/EEA country and are planning to run a business in Norway, you need to 
have a residence permit that will allow you to work here. You can find information about the terms and 
requirements for a resident permit on the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's (UDI) website.

 Naming a private limited company
Private limited companies must have the form of incorporation 
'aksjeselskap' or the abbreviation 'AS' either before or after the 
company name. More about choosing names (domain names, 
business names and trademarks).
Deadline for registration
The Register of Business Enterprises must receive notification of the registration of the company no later 
than three months after the company is founded. The company is founded when the last founder has 
signed the memorandum of association. Companies cannot normally take on obligations until they have 
been registered.

 How long does it take?
The Brønnøysund Register Centre's case processing times vary 
during the year.
The Brønnøysund Register Centre – expected processing time (in N
orwegian only) 
Running a private limited company
Once you have registered a company, you should familiarise 
yourself with the rules for running a private limited company.
Aksjeloven (in Norwegian only) 
Foretaksregisterloven om førstegangsregistrering (in Norwegian onl
y)

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