How do I appeal a decision issued by a foreign service mission?

Norwegian foreign service missions handle appeals of their own decisions on visitor visas.

If your application was processed by a foreign service mission, please read the decision letter carefully.

Who can appeal?

If you have received a decision concerning your own application, such as a rejection of an application for a visitor visa, you can appeal the decision yourself.

If you wish, you can grant power of attorney / authorisation in writing to someone else (e.g. a family member or a friend in Norway) to act as your representive and appeal on your behalf.

You can also use a lawyer to appeal on your behalf.

What is the deadline for submitting an appeal?

You must appeal within 3 weeks of when you, your authorised representative or your lawyer received your decision letter from the foreign service mission.

How do I appeal?

Your appeal must:

  • be in writing
  • be signed by you or your representative, or be sent via eDialog by your lawyer
  • specify which decision you are appealing
  • describe how you want the decision you are appealing to be changed
  • provide evidence showing that your appeal was submitted in time (in case it may be uncertain whether your appeal was made in time)
  • be in Norwegian or English.

Your appeal should also mention your reason for appealing.

You must write your DUF and your case number in your appeal (DUF numbers have 12 digits, case numbers have 3 digits).

You can submit your appeal either by:

Utlendingsdirektoratet
Postboks 2098 Vika
0125 Oslo

You are to send your appeal to UDI – even if it was the embassy that processed your case and, consequently, has the responsibility for considering your appeal to begin with. UDI will forward your appeal to the embassy after you have submitted it to us.

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If you have obtained new information or documentation, you are to submit that as well.

You will receive confirmation by email or SMS after uploading your appeal on udi.no.