Guarantee for applicants visiting on a visitor's visa
If you are going to visit Norway, you must show that you have enough money for your stay in Norway and for the trip home. If you do not have money yourself, the person you will be visiting must provide a financial guarantee by filling in a guarantee form.
Who is giving the guarantee?
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Guarantee given by family or friends
What does it mean to give a guarantee?
- The guarantor guarantees that he/she will cover your food and accommodation expenses while you are in Norway.
- The guarantor also guarantees that he/she will cover the state's expenses should you fail to leave Norway when your visa expires so that the police have to deport you from the country.
- It is not possible for the guarantor to guarantee that you will leave Norway when the visit is over. The UDI will therefore still assess whether it is likely that you will leave. Not everyone who has a guarantor will be granted a visa.
Requirements of the family member/ friend
- The guarantor (the person furnishing the guarantee) must live in Norway.
- The guarantor must have sufficient income to cover expenses for food, board and return travel for you. There is not fixed sum of money which is considered "sufficient income". The police will assess whether the guarantor has sufficient income when he/she shows documentation of their income, as explained below.
This is what you need to do
- The guarantor must complete a guarantee form for visits (pdf, 1 MB).
- The guarantor must bring the completed form to the police to have it stamped. The guarantor must show:
- passport or valid proof of identity with photo
- last month’s pay slip
- last year's tax return
- bank statement
- After this, the guarantor must send the original copy of the form to you who plan to apply. When the guarantor has sent you the form, he or she has committed to being your guarantor, and cannot change their mind.
- You must complete the last part of the form and submit it together with your other application papers.
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Guarantee given by businesses/enterprises
What does it mean to provide a guarantee?
- The guarantor guarantees that it will cover your food and accommodation expenses while you are in Norway.
- The guarantor also guarantees that it will cover the state's expenses should you fail to leave Norway when your visa expires so that the police have to deport you from the country.
- It is not possible for the guarantor to guarantee that you will leave Norway when the visit is over. The UDI will therefore still assess whether it is likely that you will leave. Not everyone who has a guarantor will be granted a visa.
Requirements of the business/enterprise
- The registered address of the guarantor (the business giving the guarantee) must be in Norway, and the business must be in operation.
This is what you need to do
- The business must complete a guarantee form for visits (pdf, 1.2 MB).
- An employee must bring the completed form to the police to have it stamped. The employee must show:
- authorisation from the business
- their own passport or valid proof of identity with photo
- After this, the business must send the original copy of the form to you who plan to apply. When the business has sent you the form, it has committed to being your guarantor, and cannot change its mind.
- You must complete the last part of the form and submit it together with your other application papers.