I am a Ukrainian citizen in Ukraine, but I was deported from Norway, and I am subject to an entry ban registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) . Can I apply to have the entry ban lifted?
If you have an entry ban registered with Schengen informasjonssystem (SIS)the Schengen Information System (SIS), you will not be allowed to enter the Schengen area for the duration of the ban. If you are in Ukraine and cannot travel due to the SIS registration, however, you may apply to have the entry ban removed from the SIS.
The embassy and VFS application centre in Ukraine are currently closed. As a result, UDI has suspended its requirement that applications for lifting a Schengen entry ban must be delivered in person to a foreign service mission. This means that you can send your application to lift an entry ban directly to UDI.
This exception only applies to applications to have an entry ban lifted.
This exception also applies to citizens of other countries who are in Ukraine and are not allowed to travel because they were previously deported from Norway and the Schengen area.
Even though UDI has made exceptions to the requirement for in-person delivery of applications, you may still hand in your application to lift an entry ban at a VFS application centre in, for example, Türkiye, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Serbia or in another country where you are located. Here you will find information about how to submit an application to have an entry ban lifted.