Resume rules in Norway
What employers in Norway expect on a Curriculum Vitae (CV), Europass CV, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Norway or a resume for Norway: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Norwegian, English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional: no legal requirement. Some organizations discourage to prevent bias; others accept photos. Inclusion depends on organizational practice and industry norms.
What the law says: Personal Data Act (2018, implementing GDPR) + Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act (likestillings- og diskrimineringsloven, 2017): Photos create discrimination risk (age, appearance, origin). No law requires CV photos.
Date of birth: Not found
Discouraged: Including age enables age discrimination which is legally prohibited. Some sources note traditional inclusion but recommend omission.
What the law says: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act: age discrimination prohibited. Date of birth not required; applicant right to privacy protected.
Marital status: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard
What the law says: Personal Data Act applies; no CV requirement
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon: not included
What the law says: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act protects against gender discrimination
Nationality: Uncommon
Uncommon: not standard
What the law says: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act protects against nationality discrimination
National ID number: Uncommon
Uncommon: not on CVs
What the law says: Personal Data Act restricts ID processing
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae (CV), Europass CV
- Language to submit in
- Norwegian, English
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- Contact information (phone, email); address not standard
- Signature and date
- Not required
- Officially prescribed form
- Europass format optional
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act protects; not disclosed
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Personal Data Act protects; not on CVs unless voluntary disclosure
- Other customary attachments
- Education, work experience, languages, skills
- Employer may not ask for
- Age, date of birth, photo, marital status, religion, ethnicity, race, disability status (unless accommodation-related); any data enabling discrimination
- Named statutes
- Personal Data Act (Lov om behandling av personopplysninger, 15 June 2018); Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act (Lov om likestilling og forbud mot diskriminering, 16 June 2017, LOV-2017-06-16-51)
- Data protection regime
- GDPR (EU 2016/679) + Personal Data Act (2018) + Datatilsynet (Norwegian Data Protection Authority)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act (Likestillings- og diskrimineringsloven, 2017); Work Environment Act (Arbeidsmiljøloven); Constitution protections
- Local language source
- Norwegian
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Norway has strong anti-discrimination law (Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act 2017) that applies to recruitment. Employment discrimination prohibited on grounds including age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation. Photo and date of birth actively increase discrimination risk and are discouraged. Employer obligation to prevent discrimination includes recruitment phase.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this