The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Stavanger is a volunteer-run office that assists Austrian citizens in the area; passport and visa applications go to the Austrian Embassy in Oslo.
Contact Details
| Address | Breiflåtveien 18, 4017 Stavanger, Norway |
| Telephone | +47 51 90 81 00 +47 93 48 81 00 |
| eimund.nygaard@lyse.no | |
| Head of Mission | Eimund Nygaard, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Rogaland |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Stavanger
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives 19 December 2006 as the date of the appointment. Its jurisdiction, according to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Rogaland.
Which Austrian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Austrian citizens are handled by the Austrian Embassy in Oslo.
Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Oslo, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Thomas Heftyes gate 19-21, 0264 Oslo, Norway
- Telephone: +47 22 54 02 00
- Email: oslo-ob@bmeia.gv.at
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00–12:00
- Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-oslo
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Stavanger
23 other countries are represented in Stavanger, among them: Belgium (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Canada (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Georgia (honorary), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), India (honorary), Italy (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), South Africa (honorary). The full list of all 24 missions is on the overview page for Norway.
Closing days
The honorary consulate is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Norway – New Year’s Day (1 January), Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Constitution Day (17 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, and Christmas (25 and 26 December). In 2027 the Easter holidays fall on 25–29 March, Ascension Day on 6 May and Whit Monday on 17 May (together with Constitution Day). Christmas Eve (24 December) and New Year’s Eve (31 December) are not public holidays, but most offices close early or for the whole day. It is usually also closed on Austria’s national day (26 October).
Austrian missions in Norway
Measured in a straight line from Stavanger, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate General in Bergen (about 160 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Oslo (about 300 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Stavanger.
- Oslo (300 km) – Embassy of Austria
- Bergen (160 km) – Honorary Consulate General
- Ålesund (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Kristiansand (160 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Stavanger – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Tromsø (1,340 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Trondheim (550 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 16 October 2026. Sources: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – foreign honorary consuls in Norway (June 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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