The Schengen Area:
On 25 March 2001 Norway became part of the Schengen Area, which includes the following countries; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. A visa for one of the countries in the Schengen area is valid for a stay in all the other Schengen countries during the period for which the visa is valid.
Permits and documents needed to visit or stay in Norway
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) has issued a set of fact sheets that will help you out. The fact sheets are published in several languages and cover the following areas:
• Visa: gives the holder permission to travel to Norway and the Schengen area for up to three months
• Work permit: entitles the holder to work in Norway. Different rules apply to nationals of different countries and to with people with different occupations
• Asylum: a person may have a right to asylum in Norway if he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her country of origin
• Settlement permit: entitles the holder to live and work in Norway permanently.
• Family reunification: means that a family member living abroad is allowed to come to Norway to live with one or more family members who already live here or intend to live here permanently
• Citizenship: affiliation with a state with rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis that state
• Residence permits for students: a foreign national who wishes to study in Norway may be granted a residence permit for this purpose
All foreign nationals who wish to come to Norway must have a valid passport or other identity documents which are recognised as a travel document.
Please be aware that the passport or the residence permit in Macedonia should be valid for three months beyond
the intended stay in Norway, and that there should be at least two empty pages especially assigned for
Visa/and/or permits stickers.
Short-term visas:
For a short stay up to 90 days there is no need for a visa. General Schengen rules will in this case apply.
Visas for long-term stays:
If you intend to stay in Norway for more than 90 days, or if you are going to work while in Norway, you need a Residence or Work Permit. An application for Residence or Work Permit must be submitted at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Skopje, but will be forwarded by the Embassy to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) in Norway for consideration. The applicant has to stay in his/her home country until the permit has been granted by UDI. The visas issued can be national visas limited to one member country or residence permits allowing the applicant to travel to other Schengen countries.