Norway
Tourist visa for Norway: documents, fees and steps
Tourism (short stay) · 103 nationalities · residence in 220 countries · ordinary passport
Stay of up to 90 days · Verified on 15 October 2026
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Documents requested
Application form (schengen.pdf) received by email after online registration and payment, printedConditions and details
After completing the form online and paying the fee, the applicant receives by email a copy of the form (schengen.pdf), the application summary and the payment receipt. The printed form is handed in with the other documents. Online registration is mandatory before handing in the documents.Application checklist ("checklist"), together with all the documents it listsConditions and details
Bring the checklist published by the competent consular mission and the documents it requires. Local requirements depend on the place of submission. Processing begins when all required documents have been handed in.Passport valid for at least three months after the planned date of departure from the Schengen areaConditions and details
The passport is handed in with the application. The Schengen Borders Code additionally requires, at entry, that it was issued within the previous ten years (see the recommendations).- Photograph complying with international standardsProvide a photograph complying with the international standards indicated by the portal and with the instructions of the consular mission where you submit.
Travel and medical insurance covering at least 30 000 EUR, valid in all Schengen countries and for the entire duration of the planned stayConditions and details
The insurance covers the costs of repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical care or emergency hospitalisation, and death. It must as a rule be taken out in the applicant's country of origin; failing that, it may be taken out in another country.Proof of sufficient means for the stay (for example cash or credit card), to be presented when crossing the borderConditions and details
Keep the supporting documents of your resources to present them at entry into the Schengen area. If you have a sponsorship form, also bring a copy of it. For the documents to be submitted with the application, follow the checklist of your consular mission.Documents establishing the purpose of the trip, for example an invitation or a hotel reservation, to be presented when crossing the borderConditions and details
Keep your supporting documents of the purpose of stay, for example an invitation or a hotel reservation, to present them at the border. For the visa application, follow the checklist of the competent consular mission.Return or round-trip ticket, to be presented on entry for a tourist or private visitConditions and details
The portal cites the return or round-trip ticket among the documents to be presented when crossing the border for a tourist or private visit. It also recommends not to buy the ticket before the visa is issued.
Depending on your situation
Fingerprint collection when handing in the application, unless they were collected within the last 59 monthsConditions and details
Fingerprints are collected at submission, unless they have already been recorded within the last 59 months. Check the date of your previous fingerprint collection. The border guard may also take your fingerprints on arrival for comparison.
Official fees
- Visa fee, adult applicant, paid during online registration 90 €
Steps
- Address the application to the consular mission of the main destination country (duration or purpose of stay), or of the first country of entry if the main destination cannot be determined.
- Submit the application at the earliest six months before departure and, as a general rule, at the latest 15 days before; the portal advises at least four weeks.
- Register the application online on the application portal and pay the fees, after having created a user account during a first application.
- Receive by email the form (schengen.pdf), the summary and the payment receipt, then print the form.
- Gather the documents listed in the application's checklist.
- Hand in the printed form, the checklist, the passport and the documents, and give your fingerprints unless taken during the last 59 months.
- Wait for the decision: normally 15 calendar days at most after receipt, up to 45 days if the file is forwarded to the UDI.
- On entry into the Schengen area, present the passport bearing the visa sticker and the supporting documents of means, purpose and return.
Where to apply
- Online application portal of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI): registration of the application and payment of fees, with creation of an account during a first application
- Competent Norwegian embassy or consulate, for the in-person submission of the printed form and documents
- Norwegian regional embassy or consular mission of another country that processes visas for Norway, where Norway is thus represented
- VFS Global visa application centre, where the Norwegian consular mission has designated it (for example in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives)
Good to know
- Purchase of the ticketThe portal recommends not to buy the ticket before the visa is issued.
Exemptions and refund of the feeConditions and details
The fee is paid during online registration; the portal provides for its refund for exempt applicants. An application as a family member of an EU or EEA citizen is free of charge. Check the conditions of the other exemptions with the UDI before submission.Travel to SvalbardConditions and details
Svalbard is not part of the Schengen area, although it belongs to the Kingdom of Norway. As it is in principle necessary to cross the Schengen area to get there, the portal asks to apply for two or more entries and to report the planned visit to Svalbard. No separate visa is required to go there or stay there.Exit then re-enter the Schengen areaConditions and details
For an excursion outside the Schengen area followed by a return, for example to the United Kingdom or Svalbard, check that your visa allows enough entries: an additional entry is needed to return. Also check its validity and the permitted duration of stay.Conditions specific to each consular missionConditions and details
The Norwegian consular missions' pages add local conditions: for example, the embassy in India only accepts an application from a national or legal resident of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka or the Maldives, and otherwise requires a justification. Consult the page of the competent consular mission before submitting.Check the visa stickerConditions and details
According to the embassy in India's page, the duration of stay shown on the sticker indicates the number of days of stay possible in the Schengen area; the period of validity, the number of entries, the duration of stay, the passport number, the surname and the first name should be checked, and any error should be reported.- In case of refusalThe embassy in India's page states that a refusal is communicated with its written reasons and may be subject to appeal. Follow the procedures indicated in your decision.
90-day rule over any 180-day periodConditions and details
The Schengen Borders Code assesses the duration of stay by considering, for each day of stay, the 180 days preceding it; the day of entry and the day of exit count as days of stay, and stays covered by a residence permit or a long-stay visa are not counted. Previous stays are not checked by VisaGuideline.Passport issued less than ten years agoConditions and details
Among the entry conditions for a short stay, the Schengen Borders Code requires a travel document issued within the previous ten years, in addition to its validity of at least three months after the planned date of exit.Holders of a Schengen residence permit or long-stay visaConditions and details
The Schengen Borders Code provides for a visa exemption for the holder of a valid Schengen residence permit or long-stay visa. Residence in a country, by itself, does not prove possession of such a document: check its nature and its validity.- Stay of more than 90 daysThe visitor visa covers 90 days at most over 180 days. To work in Norway or stay there more than 90 days, the portal refers to the residence permit, processed by the UDI.
Restrictions concerning Russian nationalsConditions and details
Norway has restricted tourist visas for Russian nationals since May 2022. The instruction applicable since 29 May 2024 also provides for the refusal of tourist or non-essential travel at the external Schengen border, with exceptions, in particular for certain family visits, studies, professional activities or residence documents. Norwegian visas issued after 30 May 2022 are among the situations not covered by this instruction. An application from a Russian national must therefore be assessed by the competent authority according to the specific circumstances.
Nationalities covered
This procedure applies to 103 nationalities.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Official links
- Visitor's visa (new tab) www.norway.no
- Travels to Svalbard (new tab) www.norway.no
- Visitor's visa - Norway in India (new tab) www.norway.no
- EUR-Lex - 02016R0399-20251012 - EN - EUR-Lex (new tab) eur-lex.europa.eu
- Norway Portal (ministère norvégien des Affaires étrangères) — visas et permis de séjour, avec la Direction norvégienne de l’immigration (UDI) (new tab) www.norway.no
- Ministère norvégien de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique (new tab) www.regjeringen.no
- Gouvernement norvégien (new tab) www.regjeringen.no
- Union européenne — EUR-Lex (new tab) eur-lex.europa.eu
- Regional handling of visitor’s visa and residence permits (new tab) www.norway.no
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