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Norway: visa and passport requirements

Passport required Return ticket required Visa required
Australian Yes No No
British Yes No No
Canadian Yes No No
Other EU 1 No No
USA Yes No No
Table note: 

*Citizens from countries that are part of the Schengen area aren’t required to show their passports on arrival in Norway. However, another form of photographic ID is required.

Passports: 

Passports (except for visa holders) must be valid for the duration of your stay in Norway by all nationals referred to in the chart above, except EU nationals (1) holding a valid national ID card.

EU nationals holding a valid national ID card may be required to present a valid passport in addition to a national ID card; they should contact the embassy to check.

Passport note: 

Norway is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

Visas: 

Visas are not required by nationals referred to in the chart above for stays in Norway of up to 90 days.

Nationals not referred to are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements.

Types and cost: 

Citizens of EU countries including the UK and Ireland do not require any type of visa to visit the country.

Norwegian visas available to citizens originating from countries outside the EU include a 90 day visitor’s visa, work, student, family, medical, performing artists’ visas and a visa for exceptional circumstances, including for emergency purposes or on humanitarian grounds. Norway has visa exemption agreements for stays of up to 90 days for travellers coming from the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. See www.udi.no for more information.

Validity: 

A visitor’s visa is valid for 90 days.

Application to: 

Travellers from non-EU countries who are planning to stay beyond the 90 day limit allowed for visitors should apply to the Norwegian Embassy in their home country.

Schengen visas: 

On 25 March 2001 Norway became a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement and is subject to the same rules, agreements and visa requirements as the rest of the Schengen group.

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