Visa Information Guideline for Student
to Norway
country.
What is a Schengen visa
The short stay visa is a Schengen visa, which enables you to enter
and travel in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, France,
Luxembourg, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Hungary, Malta, Switzerland and Norway.
If you are planning a trip to Europe, and are likely to visit
several countries in Europe in the Schengen area, you must submit your visa
application in the Embassy or Consulate of the country in which you intend to
stay the longest. In case of ambiguity on the period of stay in several
countries, you must submit your visa application in the Embassy or the
Consulate of the country where you would be entering first.
Important information to visa applicants:
Due to Norways international obligations a decision cannot be
taken on the spot. Applicants are kindly requested to apply at least one month
before they plan to travel.
A decision made by the Embassy will normally take 3 – 5 weeks.
During the high‐season the processing time might be a little longer.
If the application has to be sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), a
decision can on average take 3 months.
If the application is rejected an appeal can be made and must be
sent to the Embassy within 3 weeks from the date of receiving the Embassy’s
decision. The appeal must be in English, signed, be on A4 size paper and be
delivered in duplicate with enclosures.
How to apply:
Please note that the Norwegian Embassy, from 20.07.2009 has
changed the routines for applying for visas and other permits. Applications are
from this date to be lodged at the offices of Gerry's FedEx. More information
can be found
Visa Fee:
60 Euro ( Not sure visa fee may be change )
The fee must be paid before
the submission of visa application.
Conditions for visa:
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You must have a valid
passport, which must be valid at least three months
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after expiry of visa. All
applicants must agree to deposit their passport at the Embassy while their
application is being processed.
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You must have enough money
to cover both travel and stay in Schengen. If you cannot document that, you
have enough money to cover your stay you might be stopped at the border even if
you have a valid visa.
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You need an economic
guarantee from the person inviting you if you cannot document that you have
enough yourself. For more information, see below under "guarantee".
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You must have legal return
permit to your country of origin, or to another country where you have valid
residence permit.
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You must have the intention
to leave Norway/Schengen when your visa is expiring. Your application will be
rejected if the Norwegian Immigration authorities have reason to believe that
you will stay in Norway/Schengen after the expiry of the visa.
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You must not be registered
in the Schengen Information System (SIS) as unwanted by any Schengen countries.
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You must have a health
insurance that fullfils the Schengen requirements for insurance. For more
information regarding the requirements, see "Health Insurance".
Guarantee:
If the applicant himself/herself cannot document that, he/she has
enough money to cover both travel and stay in Schengen, the person inviting
from Norway can make a guarantee. This guarantee has to be made on a special
form, and stamped by the police in Norway. The person guaranteeing must present
documentation of identity, permit to stay in Norway and documentation that
he/she has enough income to be a guarantor. The guarantee form can be found
under: "Application Forms
Please note that the guarantee form is just a documentation that
the person applying for visa will have enough money to cover travel and stay to
Schengen. It is not a guarantee that the applicant will leave Schengen on the
expiry of the visa.
Documentation
of money to cover travel and stay is just one of several conditions for a visa.
This means that a visa application might be rejected even if
the person inviting has presented an economic guarantee.
What kind of documents you need to
bring:
Initial remark: It is the applicant´s responsibility to present
all the required documents and fill out the application form before the
interview at the Embassy. If an applicant cannot read or write assistance will
be provided for by the staff at the visa section.
Missing
documents must be presented within 2 weeks after the application has been
lodged.
If they are not submitted within the deadline, the Embassy will
make a decision based on the documents at hand.
For all kind of visit visa applications:
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Application form, in duplicate, filled in block letters.
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Family tree form (see
"Application Forms" "Family tree") for one self, parents
and parents‐in‐ law.
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Three new photos not older
than six months. The photos must have white background and be 35‐40 mm in width. For all details see: "Photo
requirement".
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Original passport, which
must be valid at least three months after expiry of visa. Old and expired
passports must also be submitted.
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Two copies of passport from page 1‐4.
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Two copies of ID‐card,
both sides.
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Original + one copy of bank
statement for the last six months, if you have a bank account. In addition
applicants are required to submit copy of bank statement for the previous year.
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Property documents, with two
copies, if you have any. English translation of documents must be provided.
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Two copies of Nikah Nama with English translation.
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Proof of employment which
mentiones how long the applicant has been employed by his/hers employer. The
employer must confirm that the applicant is granted leave of absence from
his/hers work for the relevant number of days.
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If the applicant runs his
own business, he/she must present proof of registration of the business with
the relevant authorities and English translation of the documents
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Salary slips for the last 3 months
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Tax papers for the previous two years
Business visits (additional
documentation required):
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Invitation from the business partner in Norway must be sent
directly to the Embassy.
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Recommendation letter from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Recent correspondence between you and your Norwegian business
partner.
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Bank statement for the last six months. In addition applicants are
required to submit bank
statement
for the previous year.
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Tax papers for the previous two years. English translation must be
provided.
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Proof of registration of the
business with the relevant authorities. English translation must be provided.
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Tourist
visits (additional documentation required):
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Confirmed hotel booking and financial guarantee according to
length of stay.
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For all visa applicants:
Further
documentation may be required.
All documents must be presented in original. In addition an
English translation, in duplicate copies, must be presented.
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Before endorsement:
If your application is granted, you are normally required to
fulfil the following conditions before the visa can be endorsed:
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Your passport must be valid at least three months after expiry of
visa.
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A booked and paid return ticket. The ticket must be presented in
original.
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A health insurance, which
fulfil the Schengen requirements for health insurance. The insurance has to be
valid in accordance to the length and entries of the visa. For more information
on health insurance see: "Health insurance".
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You may apply for a 7 days entry visa if you:
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are the spouse of a Norwegian citizen residing in or intending to
take up residence in Norway; or
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are the spouse of a Nordic
citizen that has resided in the realm for the last three years, and the parties
have been married for at least three years; or
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are the spouse of a foreign
national residing in Norway with a settlement permit or an individual permit to
work in a group, and the parties have been married for at least three years. It
must be documented that the spouse lives in Norway. If the applicant is married
to a foreign national having a settlement permit stamp in his or her travel
document, a visa shall not be issued if the Foreign Service mission possesses
information indicating that the applicant’s spouse has stayed outside Norway
for more than two years. We refer to the fact that a settlement permit lapses
when the holder has had his or her abode, or has in fact been resident, outside
the realm for a continuous period of more than two years; or are a joint
child of the spouses, cf. section 23 first paragraph (c) of the Immigration
Regulations, who is going to travel with the applicant. Children of one of the
spouses only donot come under this
arrangement are living in Norway but left the country before applying for
renewal or before decision on application for renewal have a
valid settlement permit in Norway, but have an expired visa sticker.
In addition, all of the following
requirements must be fulfilled:
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Both parties must have been above the age of 18 at the time the
marriage was entered into.
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The spouses shall live together in Norway.
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The marriage must not have been performed by proxy or through
telephone.
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For applicants married to
Norwegian citizens the subsistence requirement must be fulfilled, cf. section
25 of the Immigration Regulations. The subsistence requirement equals pay grade
1 for civil service employees.
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A visa shall not be granted
if the applicant has been registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS).
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The applicant must not have
been expelled from Norway with prohibition of entry.
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It is
necessary to contact the Directorate of
Immigration to verify this by consulting national registers.
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The information in the
Central Person Register in Norway must be in agreement with the documentation
presented in the case. It is necessary
to contact the Directorate of Immigration to verify this.
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What kind of documents you
need to bring:
The
applicant must submit:
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Original passport, which must be valid at least three months after
expiry of visa.
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Two new photos.
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One set of application forms filled in block letters
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Two copies of passport.
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Two copies of ID‐card.
Please note:
This is the overviews for getting Norway visa not a 100% surety to
get like this
The Embassy decides in each and every case if this Special
Regulation may be used, depending on the documents submitted and other relevant
facts.
After arriving in Norway, the applicant cannot travel to other
Schengen countries until a residence permit has been granted.
If the applicant leaves Norway while the application for a
residence permit is still under consideration, a new entry visa will only be
granted in exceptional cases.
While the residence permit is under consideration, the applicant
does not have the right to attend school or Norwegian language classes or get
social security benefit.
