If the person who is going to visit you does not have enough money himself, you can guarantee financially for him or her. Then you must complete a visa visit guarantee form.

If you are going to guarantee for more than one person, you must send a separate guarantee form to each of the applicants.

Temporary change in the guarantee procedure

Due to the corona situation, the police have limited capacity, and temporary changes have been introduced in the procedure for guaranteeing visa applicants and visa-free persons who do not have funds.

Previously, the guarantor filled in the guarantee form and brought a passport and documentation of income/funds to the police for approval and stamping. If you are going to be a guarantor now, the form should not be stamped and approved by the police. This is a temporary change, and we do not know when it will change back.

How to guarantee for a person who needs a visa to visit Norway

• You must fill in a guarantee form for visits (pdf, 930 kB).
• You must send the completed form together with a copy of your passport and a residence certificate from the population register to the person who is going to visit you. The applicant can bring either the original or a copy/printout when they travel. Once you have sent the form to him or her, you have committed to be a guarantor and cannot change your mind.
• The person applying for a visa to visit must fill out their part of the form, and then submit the guarantee form, the copy of your passport and your residence certificate together with their other application documents at the embassy or application center: If they are granted a visa, they must also bring the guarantee form with them when they travel to Norway.

Note! Even if it is stated in the form that you must receive a stamp from the police, you should not contact the police due to the corona situation. The applicant can use the guarantee form without a stamp from the police.

How to guarantee a visa-free citizen

• You must fill in a guarantee form for visits (pdf, 930 kB).
• You must send the completed form to the person who is going to visit you. The applicant can bring either the original or a copy/printout when they travel. Once you have sent the form to him or her, you have committed to be a guarantor and cannot change your mind.
• The person who is going to visit you must fill in their part of the form and bring the completed guarantee form when they travel to Norway.

Note! Even if it is stated in the form that you must receive a stamp from the police, you should not contact the police due to the corona situation. The applicant can use the guarantee form without a stamp from the police.

What does it mean to provide a guarantee?

You must cover the food and accommodation expenses of the person visiting you while he or she is in Norway.

You must also cover the state's expenses if the person who is visiting you does not leave Norway once his/her visa expires and the police must transport him or her out of the country.

Providing a financial guarantee is not the same as guaranteeing that the person visiting you will leave Norway once the visit is over. As the person receiving the visit, you cannot provide this type of guarantee. The immigration authorities will assess whether it is likely that the person who has applied for a visa will return once the visit is over, based on the extent of his/her ties to his/her home country. 

What is required of you as a guarantor?

You must live in Norway.

You must have sufficient income to cover expenses for food, accommodation and the return journey for the person visiting you. There is no set sum of money that is considered ‘sufficient income’.

What does it mean to provide a guarantee?

Your company must cover the food and accommodation expenses of the person visiting the company while he or she is in Norway.

Your company must also cover the state's expenses if the person who is visiting you does not leave Norway once his/her visa expires and the police must transport him or her out of the country.

Providing a financial guarantee is not the same as guaranteeing that the person visiting you will leave Norway once the visit is over. As the party receiving the visit, you cannot provide this type of guarantee. The immigration authorities will assess whether it is likely that the person who has applied for a visa will return once the visit is over, based on as assessment of how strong his/her ties to the home country are.

What is required of your company?

The company must be registered in Norway and currently operating.

What you need to do

Temporary change due to the corona situation: Until further notice, the guarantee form should not be stamped by the police as we usually request.

1. The company must fill in a guarantee form for visits (pdf, 930 kB).
2. The company must send the form and a printout with key information from the Brønnøysund Registers to the applicant. After the company has sent the form to the person applying for the visa, it has committed to be the guarantor, and cannot change its mind.
3. The visa applicant must complete the last part of the form and submit it together with his/her other application documents at the embassy or the application center.

Note! Even if it is stated in the form that you must receive a stamp from the police, you should not contact the police due to the corona situation. The applicant can use the guarantee form without a stamp from the police.