Before booking your tickets for Norway, find out what kind of documentation is required to enter the country and if you need to apply for a visa beforehand. The Schengen area, of which Norway is a part, includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. A visa for any of the Schengen countries is valid for a stay in all other Schengen countries for the period during which the visa is valid.
Passport requirements
Citizens of the European Union do not need passports, but they do need proper travel documents, just like citizens of all other Schengen countries. US, British, Australian and Canadian citizens need passports. Passports must be valid for three months beyond the duration of your stay and must have been issued within the last 10 years. Citizens not referenced in this list should contact the Norwegian Embassy in their countries to ensure legal passport requirements.
Tourist Visas
If you are staying for less than three months, have a valid passport and are a European, American, Canadian, Australian or Japanese citizen, you do not need a visa. Visas are valid for 90 days within a six-month period. Any national not mentioned in this list should contact the Norwegian Embassy to ensure the legal visa requirements. Allow at least two weeks for processing. Extending a Norwegian visa is only possible in case of force majeure or for humanitarian reasons.
If you are a U.S. citizen and plan to stay in Norway for the past three months, you must apply for a visa at a Norwegian visa application center (located in New York, the District of Columbia, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco) before you leave. the United States. All applications are evaluated by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC.
Citizens of the European Union, Americans, British, Canadians and Australians do not need return tickets. If you are a citizen of a country that is not listed or you are unsure of your situation regarding a return ticket, please contact a Norwegian embassy in your country.
Airport transit and emergency visas
Norway requires a special airport transit visa for citizens of certain countries if they stop in Norway on their way to other countries. These visas only allow travelers to stay in the airport transit area; They are not allowed to enter Norway. Foreign citizens who require visas can receive emergency visas upon arrival in Norway if the reasons cited are exceptional and if applicants were unable to obtain visas through normal channels through no fault of their own.
Note: The information displayed here does not constitute legal advice in any way, and we strongly recommend that you contact an immigration attorney for binding visa advice.
