Who can obtain a visa?
In order to obtain a visa, you must meet certain requirements.
To obtain a visa you must:
- Have a passport which will remain valid for at least 90 days beyond the period for which you are seeking a visa
- Have sufficient funds to cover your travel costs and stay in Norway. As a rule, you have to have NOK 500 per day that you will be staying in Norway, but if you are staying with family or friends, the amount is somewhat lower. In certain cases a financial guarantee for your stay and return trip issued by the person you are going to visit may be sufficient (guarantee declaration)
- Have a legal right to return to your country of origin or other country where you have a residence permit
- Intend to leave Norway when your visa expires. If the Norwegian authorities have reason to believe that you will remain in Norway or another Schengen country beyond the period for which you are applying for a visa, your application will be rejected
- Not be registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) as a persona non grata (unwanted person) in any of the Schengen countries. This applies, for example, to persons who have been expelled from a country due to criminal activity
- Have a travel/sickness insurance that covers expenses for a possible return to the home country due to medical reasons as well as immediate treatment by a doctor or at a hospital. The insurance should be valid for all Schengen countries with a coverage of at least 30 000 Euro. Documentation of such insurance needs to be submitted when the visa is issued.
Last updated
30.03.2007
Published
28.04.2006
