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.
Foreign nationals from a number of countries cannot enter Norway without a visa. A visa is not required, among others, for:
- Nordic citizens
- Foreign nationals with a valid passport from countries with which Norway has entered into a agreement waiving the visa requirement (for info go to UDI)
- Persons with a valid Norwegian immigrant's passport
- Persons with a valid Norwegian travel document for refugees
- Persons with a residence permit in Norway
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Main regulations
A visitor's visa may be granted for a tourist visit, family visit, official business, business trip, study visit or other purpose. A visitor's visa has a maximum duration of three months.
The application form for a visitor's visa may be obtained at a Norwegian Foreign Service mission in the applicant's country of residence. It can also be printed from the internet, go to application form, UDI. The application may be delivered in person to the Norwegian Foreign Service mission.
Short-term visas
A visa for tourist or business purposes can be issued for one or more entries. The total duration of the stay, however, may not exceed 90 days within the following six months.
When applying for a visa please enclose the following documents:
- the proscribed visa application form, signed and with two recent photograph in original
- a valid passport or official travel document, the validity of which should be three months past the end of the duration of the visa applied for – and copy of passport/ official travel document
- when visa is granted paid ticket must be shown to the person issuing visa
- certificate of employment (M1/M2 OBRAZEC certificate from employer of approved vacation
- certificate from university or school that you are enrolled, or
- certificate that you are retired and receive pension
- relevant confirmation of accommodation and financial capability, for example acceptance of financial responsibility from a private person or an invitation (guarantee form) from an authority or from a registered firm. Invitation letter has to be signed, with address and telephone number in Norway, stating the name of person who is travelling, time and purpose of journey, if possible the letter should be certified by Norwegian authorities.
- underage children travelling without escort need written approval from parents
- Documents should be submitted in English or Norwegian in order to speed up the procedure.
Visas for long-term stays
For this kind of stay in one of the Schengen countries the applicant has to fill in an application for a residence permit (or a working permit). The visas issued can be national visas limited to one member country or residence permits allowing the applicant to travel to other Schengen countries.
Visas for transits
For travellers making a transit through the Schengen countries to a non-Schengen country a special transit visa can be issued for a maximum of five days' transit. For this type of visa the applicant should present the same kind of documents as mentioned above.
A visa for transit, providing admission to the international transit area of an airport (but not a stay in the country's actual territory) can be issued to citizens of certain countries or holders of travel documents issued in these countries. These visas can be obtained from the Embassy of the transit country, a valid passport and a plane ticket being sufficient documents to present at the application.
Please note:
- all applications will be considered upon their own merits and on the information given in each individual case
- the Embassy has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than those submitted by the applicant
- it is formally forbidden to change travel destination or aim of travel after the visa has been issued
- holders of Schengen visas are still subject to immigration control upon first entry into a Schengen country and are therefore not guaranteed automatic entry when they hold a valid Schengen visa.
The embassy encourage applicants to handle in their visa applications in due time before their departure for Norway.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
No telephone calls for inquiries about the results of your visa application before the needed period of time has expired.
For further information
See the Directorate of Immigration's (UDI) web page on visa.
Address: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 8-ma Udarna brigada br. 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia.
Visa Tel: +389 2 32 38 525. Office Tel:+389 2 3 129 165 Fax: +389 2 3 11 11 38
mailto:emb.skopje@mfa.no
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 08:15-16:00. Lunch break 12:00-12:45
Visa hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00-12:00. Phone inquiries: 14:00-15:00
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