Yes, the Government has introduced mandatory testing at the border for people who have resided in an area with a quarantine obligation (external website) (only available in Norwegian).

Persons who have resided in an area with a quarantine obligation during the last 14 days before arrival in Norway must test for Covid-19 at the border crossing point in Norway. The test must be antigen rapid test or PCR test.

Some exceptions to the requirement in the case have been mentioned on the Government's website.

This requirement applies in addition to the requirement for a negative test before entry to Norway for specific groups and the requirements for quarantine hotels and quarantine after entry.

Because of control considerations and test capacity, the government has closed some border crossing points. In the article on the government's page, you will find an overview of open border crossing points (external website).

The UDI does not know more than what is stated in the article on regjeringen.no. You will find updated information about the test requirement after entry on helsenorge.no (external website) when more details are ready.

Travelers from countries with a quarantine duty (see the list of red countries here, external website) (external website) must present a negative Covid-19 test certificate when they arrive in Norway. The approved test method is PCR or Rapid antigen test. For people arriving by plane, the test can be taken within 24 hours before the first flight's scheduled departure time. The flight can be a direct flight to Norway or a continuous flight journey to Norway with stopovers at other airports. The certificate must be in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, French, or German.

The requirement for a negative test does not apply to:

• Norwegian citizens
• Persons residing in Norway with a residence permit or right of residence in Norway 
• Children under the age of 12 years
• Persons who are critical to society, which is necessary to be able to maintain proper operation of critical social functions or take care of the basic needs of the population
• Persons in transit
• Persons who regularly come to Norway from Sweden or Finland to work or study
• Persons who have permanent residency at Svalbard and who can document it with a transcript from Svalbard population register or show a confirmation/work contract for persons residing in Barentsburg
• Persons seeking protection (asylum) in Norway or have a residence permit as a resettlement refugee (quota refugee)
• Persons with a family immigration permit
• Spouse, cohabitant or relatives in direct ascending or descending line to EU/EEA citizens who will settle in Norway, presuming the EU/EEA citizen is also exempt from the requirement for testing
• Persons who can present a diplomatic or service passport
• Spouses, cohabitants or children of diplomats at Norwegian foreign service missions
• Persons who have been invited by the Norwegian authorities to participate in international negotiations, or who are part of delegations that come to Norway in accordance with Norway's international obligations
• Military personnel
• Persons who carry out freight and passenger transport as paid work, or who are on their way to or from such an assignment
• Persons with a valid aviation certificate
• Persons with a valid identity card for seafarers
• Persons who by approved laboratory method can document that they have had covid-19 during the last six months

The requirement applies even if you have been issued a visa before 8 November, if entry occurs after 8 November at 24:00.

Information from the health authorities is available in 16 languages here (external website).

The Government has announced that they will limit the exceptions from quarantine hotel. The UDI does not know more than what was stated at the press conference, 10 February (external website).

This content is updated according to the new regulations regarding who must stay in a quarantine hotel that applied from 13 December at 17.00.

The health authorities are responsible for quarantine rules and quarantine hotels. If you have questions beyond the information we share here, go to helsenorge.no (external website).

If you arrive in Norway from a red country, you will be quarantined for ten days. As a general rule, everyone must stay in a quarantine hotel during the quarantine period. You will receive information about quarantine hotels from the police at the border crossing where you arrive in Norway.

Exceptions from quarantine hotel requirements include:

• You can document that you are a resident or have a permanent residence in Norway and are staying in the home or other suitable place of residence during the quarantine period. If you are not registered in Norway, you must present a rental contract for permanent residence or a document showing that you own a place to stay in Norway.
  
  
• You can document that you are married or have a joint child with a person who has a permanent residence in Norway and will stay quarantined in the home of your spouse or the other parent. Your minor children can also be quarantined in the same home.
  
  
• You have come to Norway to perform work or assignments, and your employer or client provides a suitable place to stay during the quarantine period. The accommodation must have a private room with TV and internet, a private bathroom and kitchen or food delivery service. Upon entry, you must present a confirmation from the employer or client that they provide the place of residence and that the place of residence satisfies the conditions.
  
  
• You are not going to perform work or assignments in Norway during your stay. You have a suitable place to stay during the quarantine period where it is possible to avoid close contact with others. The accommodation must have a private room, access to a private bathroom, and a separate kitchen or food delivery service. Upon entry, you must present a confirmation from the person making the residence available that these conditions are met.
  
  
• You are an asylum seeker or a transfer refugee. Then you will be allocated a place at an asylum reception center and will carry out the quarantine there.

If you travel with someone who is in the same household as you, you can carry out quarantine at the same place of residence. This means that you can share a bathroom and kitchen, and there is no requirement for a private room for each person.

If you can not document that you belong to one of the groups mentioned above, you have to stay in a quarantine hotel during the quarantine period.

If you are not going to stay in a quarantine hotel, you must fill in a self-declaration form that you can download from regjeringen.no (external website) (only available in Norwegian). This is to confirm that you have a suitable place to stay for the the quarantine period of ten days.

For you who have received a residence permit and are moving to Norway

There are exceptions to the requirement for quarantine hotels for persons who are already resident in Norway. If you have been granted a residence permit in Norway for the first time, you will not be registered as a resident in Norway until you have met with the police in Norway to order a residence card. Thus, you are not considered a resident of Norway when you enter for the first time (even if you have been here before visiting), so you must stay in a quarantine hotel. Neither the UDI, the police nor the National Register can register a person as a resident of Norway before you have met with the police.

You must travel directly to the quarantine and wear a face cover until arrival at the quarantine site. The entire quarantine of 10 days must be carried out, even if you test negative. You will be offered a free covid-19 test at the quarantine hotel.

Do you have more questions?

The health authorities are responsible for quarantine rules and quarantine hotels. The UDI has no more information about quarantine than what we have written here. We can not answer questions regarding the quarantine hotel by phone.

You can read more about the quarantine rules and how the quarantine should be carried out at helsenorge.no (external website).

Information from the health authorities is available in 16 languages here (external website).

No, you need to be registered to be considered a «resident of Norway». 

If you have not been registered with the police, you must carry out quarantine at a quarantine hotel upon new entry to Norway after staying in red areas.

No, you need to be registered to be considered a «resident of Norway». Admission to a study institution and renting a home is not sufficient to be considered a resident of Norway.

If you have not been registered with the police, you must carry out quarantine at a quarantine hotel upon new entry to Norway after staying in red areas.

Yes, you do. During the period when the corona situation made it difficult to return to your home country, the UDI has not expelled or deported foreign citizens who stayed in Norway beyond their departure deadline in their permit or visa. From 15 September, stays after the departure deadline may result in rejection of entry or expulsion.

If you have applied for a renewal of your permit or a residence permit on new grounds, before your permit expired, you can stay in Norway to await the response of your application.

No, an EU/EEA citizen can't apply to extend their stay in Norway for more than three months as a visitor or tourist. However, you can travel out of Norway, and then travel back and start a new three-month stay. Read more about this on our information pages about the EU/EEA regulations.

As a main rule, everyone who has an expired departure date must travel home now. The airlines are required to follow infection control rules and are responsible for ensuring that infection control is well taken care of on your return journey.

Suppose you have such a severe health condition that it is medically indefensible to complete the actual trip out of Norway. In that case, it will not have consequences for you that you stay in Norway after your departure deadline. You can not apply to stay longer in Norway.

When you leave Norway, we will consider whether you had reasons to stay after your departure deadline. You must document that it is medically indefensible to travel out of Norway with a written medical certificate issued in Norway.

Due to the outbreak in Nordre Follo, the police are closing their public offices in Ski, Grålum and Lillestrøm this week (week 4). 

The police will contact you by phone or e-mail (external website) if your appointment is cancelled. The UDI cannot assist you with this or answer questions related to this.

Unfortunately, UDI cannot assist you in getting an appointment with the police.

• Most of you must book an appointment in the application portal
  Most people book their appointment with the police through the application portal. The police have limited service because of the corona situation, and many people try to get an appointment, so finding available appointments may be difficult. The police are making new appointments available regularly, so you have to keep trying.
  
  If there is no booking button visible on the receipt page when you are logged into the application portal, it is currently impossible to book appointments at the police station where you have sent your application. Then you must check again later for available appointments. 

• If you have received an email
  If you have received an email from the police, follow the information you have received by email.

You can find information about police services on their website (external website). 

You cannot contact the UDI to get an appointment from the police. If you call us, you will get the same information as given above.

No, staying longer than 90 days now will have no consequences for you as an EEA citizen.

We are aware that it can be challenging to book an appointment with the police and that there are long waiting times, and we are sorry that this can have unfortunate consequences for you. The police are working to reduce their waiting time. Unfortunately, neither the police nor the UDI can help you get an appointment earlier than those available appointments you can find in the application portal. The police update the booking calendar with available appointments where they have capacity.

You must use the application portal to find a free appointment with the police. They have limited offers due to the corona situation, and many try to get an appointment. The police post new appointments continuously, so please check regularly.

If there is no visible booking button on the receipt page when you are logged in to the application portal, it means that there are currently no available appointments now at the police station where you have sent the case. Then you have to check again for available hours later. You can not book an appointment to a place other than the one you chose when you filled out the registration form/application form.

Read more about appointments and attendance.

NAV does not require you to have a registration certificate from the police to receive unemployment benefit, but you must register as a job seeker with NAV.

If you have problems digitally applying for unemployment benefits, you must use the paper solution and submit claims by regular mail (external website).

You will be paid back the days spent on postal mail when the registration comes in later.

Please stay updated at nav.no (external website).

Have you been in paid employment for more than a year?

Then the following applies to you:
You keep your status as an employee if you can document that you are laid off and have registered as a job seeker with NAV.

Have you been in paid employment for less than a year?

Then the following applies to you:
You keep your status as an employee for 6 months if you can prove that you are laid off and have registered as a job seeker with NAV.

You can read more about layoffs and notification as job seekers and unemployment benefits at NAV.no (external website) (content in Norwegian)

No, you cannot obtain a copy of your registration certificate.

It is not necessary to provide proof of registration to register as a job seeker or to apply for unemployment benefit. If you are asked to upload a copy of the registration certificate in NAV's form, you do not need to do so.

If you have trouble applying for unemployment benefit digitally, you must use the paper solution and submit claims by regular mail (external website). You will be paid back the days spent on postal mail when the registration comes in later.

Stay updated on nav.no (external website)

Unfortunately, the UDI cannot answer questions about your rights in Norway.

You can find information about your health rights at helsenorge.no (external website)

You can find information about being laid off, unemployment benefits and care benefits at nav.no (external website).

It is the tax administration that issues D number, National identity number and tax cards. If you have any questions about this you must contact the tax administration. (external website, opens in new window)