The question · Asked in October 2026
“What are the requirements to become a prosecutor in Norway? Is there any special requirement for a person originally come from Iran? Is a security clearance a must-have?”
Summary of the answer
Straffeprosessloven §§ 55 a–57 require a Norwegian law degree and an extended police certificate; statsadvokater must be Norwegian citizens (Grunnloven § 114), and no rule singles out a country of origin. Security clearance depends on the post (sikkerhetsloven § 8-1); refusals can be appealed, and from 1 January 2027 a central clearance directorate takes over these decisions for the civilian sectors (FOR-2026-10-16-2069), on the same criteria.
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Sources the answer used
17 sourcesLaws and regulations
- straffeprosessloven § 55 alovdata.no
- straffeprosessloven § 56lovdata.no
- straffeprosessloven § 57lovdata.no
- Grunnloven § 114lovdata.no
- politiloven § 18lovdata.no
- politiloven § 20lovdata.no
- advokatforskriften § 61lovdata.no
- likestillings- og diskrimineringsloven § 6lovdata.no
- sikkerhetsloven § 8-1lovdata.no
- sikkerhetsloven § 8-4lovdata.no
- sikkerhetsloven § 8-6lovdata.no
- sikkerhetsloven § 8-7lovdata.no
- sikkerhetsloven § 8-17lovdata.no
- klareringsforskriften § 18lovdata.no
- klareringsforskriften § 21lovdata.no
- FOR-2026-10-16-2069lovdata.no
- LOV-2026-04-10-12lovdata.no