Do I need a visa to enter into Norway?

Norway has signed something called a “visa waiver agreement” with many other countries. What this does is allow nationals of any of these countries to enter into Norway without a visa for up to three months.  So, nationals of the following countries are not required to hold a visa to enter Norway for up to a three months period of time:

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda (BDTC passport), Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong (SAR passport), Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korean Republic, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau (SAR passport), Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay, USA , Vatican State, Venezuela

IMPORTANT: For anyone from one of the countries listed above, you must remember that your stay of 90 days is not just within Norway, but you may only stay a total of 90 days within the entire Schengen area (over the past 180 days). Just to clarify what that means, is that if you have spent 90 days in any one or combination of the Schengen countries, you must leave the Schengen area for 90 more days before reentry. This is a super important point to remember and is only YOUR responsibility to make sure that this happens.

For citizens of all other countries, please find more information about visa requirements to enter into Norway at the Norwegian Embassy in your country (see the list below for your nearest Norwegian Embassy). They can tell you if you need a visa to enter into Norway.

For nationals from countries within the Schengen agreement (or anyone with a residence permit of a country that is a part of the Schengen area), you may enter Norway without any visa at all.  These countries include:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden

Other people who might not need a visa to enter Norway include:

Anyone with a Norwegian residence, settlement or work permit. Certain diplomatic officials and a few other exceptions I have not listed here.

What do I need to apply for a visa to Norway?

• A passport that is valid for 90 days beyond the time period which you are requesting a visa for.
• Enough money for your travel to Norway and for your entire stay in Norway.

Where can I apply for a visa to Norway?

• To your nearest Norwegian foreign service mission (see the list below).

Here is a list of Norwegian Embassies around the world. This is not a complete list, but hopefully a helpful starting point. Contact the Norwegian Embassy in your country for services regarding your move to Norway, getting visas to Norway and other consular services.

Norwegian Embassies in the United States

Royal Norwegian Consulate General

2777 Allen Pkwy, Ste 1185, Houston, TX 77019

Phone: (713) 521-2900

Email: cg.houston@mfa.no

Royal Norwegian Consulate Gen.

901 Marquette Ave S, Ste 2750, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phone: (612) 332-3338

Email: cg.minneapolis@mfa.no

Royal Norwegian Consulate Gen.

825 3rd Ave, 38th Fl, New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 421-7333

Email: cg.newyork@mfa.no

Royal Norwegian Embassy

20 California St, 6th Fl, San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: (415) 986-0766

Email: cgsfo@mfa.no

Royal Norwegian Embassy

2720 34th St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Phone: (202) 333-6000

Email: emb.washington@mfa.no

Norwegian Embassies in Canada

Royal Norwegian Embassy

90 Sparks Street, Suite 532, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5B4, Canada

Phone: (613) 238 6571

Email: emb.ottawa@mfa.no

Norwegian Embassies Europe

ENGLAND:

The Norwegian Embasssy in London

25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD

Phone: 020 7591 5500

Email: emb.london@mfa.no

IRELAND:

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

34 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Phone: +353 - 1 - 662 1800, Fax: +353 - 1 - 662 1890

Email: emb.dublin@mfa.no

SCOTLAND:

The Royal Norwegian Consulate General

86 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BU

Phone: 0131 226 5701

Email: cgedi@mfa.no

BELGIUM:

Visitors Address: Ambassade Royale de Norvège Schuman 6, B-1000 Bruxelles

Postal address: Ambassade Royale de Norvège Rue Archimède 17, B-1000 Bruxelles

Phone: +32 (0) 2 646 07 80

Email: emb.brussels@mfa.no

DENMARK:

The Embassy of Norway in Denmark

Amaliegade 39, DK-1256 København K, Denmark

Phone: +45 3314 0124

Email: emb.copenhagen@mfa.no

GERMANY:

The Norwegian Embassy

Rauchstrasse 1, D-10787 Berlin, Germany

Phone: +49 (30) 505050

Email: emb.berlin@mfa.no

ITALY:

The Norwegian Embassy

Via delle Terme Deciane 7, 00153 Roma, Italy

Phone: +39 6 5717031

Email: emb.rome@mfa.no

SPAIN:

The Norwegian Embassy

Visitors address: Calle Serrano, 26 (planta 5), 28001 Madrid, Spain

Postal address: Apartado de Correos 6132, 28080 Madrid, Spain

Phone: +34 91 436 3840

Email: emb.madrid@mfa.no

SWEDEN:

The Embassy of Norway in Sweden

Visitors address: Skarpögatan 4, S-115 27 Stockholm, Sweden

Postal address: Postboks 27 829, S-115 93 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone: +46 8 665 6340

Email: emb.stockholm@mfa.no

SWITZERLAND:

Königlich Norwegische Botschaft

Bubenbergplatz 10, 3011 Bern, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0) 31 310 55 55

Email: emb.bern@mfa.no

Norwegian Embassies in Australia / New Zealand

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

17 Hunter Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6273 3444

Email: emb.canberra@mfa.no (servicing Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Fiji and Tonga.)

Norwegian Embassies in Asia

CHINA:

The Royal Embassy of Norway

1 Dong Yi Jie, San Li Tun, Beijing 100600, P.R. China

Phone: +86 10 6532 2261

Email: emb.beijing@mfa.no

JAPAN:

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

5-12-2 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047, Japan

Phone: +81 3-3440-2611

Email: emb.tokyo@mfa.no

KOREA:

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

258-8 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-ku, Seoul 140-200, Republic of Korea

Phone: +82 (02) 795 6850

Email: emb.seoul@mfa.no

SINGAPORE:

The Royal Norwegian Embassy

16 Raffles Quay, Hong Leong Building (44 floor, office 01), Singapore 048581

Phone: +65 6220-7122

Email: emb.singapore@mfa.no

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