Visitor's visa

• You should apply well in advance and as a rule no later than 15 days before you plan to travel.
• You may submit your application up to six months before your planned departure, or up to nine months for seafarers.
• We recommend that you do not buy your ticket until a visa has been granted.
• Before you can hand in the required documentation, you must register your application online. 
• When you hand in your application, you will be asked to provide fingerprints, unless your fingerprints have been collected within the last 59 months.
• In order to apply for a visa from Egypt you must either be a citizen of Egypt or Libya, or legally reside in Egypt.
• You may be asked to provide additional documentation or to come for an interview. 
• Travel to Svalbard requires you to apply for two or more entries.

Please note that the Embassy cannot accommodate for withdrawals of passport while the application is being processed.

Family members of EU/EEA nationals
You may be entitled to an accelerated visa procedure free of charge if you meet the following criteria:

• you are a family member of an European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) citizen; and
• that EU/EEA citizen is travelling to or is residing in a member state other than that of which he/she is a citizen; and
• you are accompanying the EU/EEA citizen or planning to join him/her in the Schengen State of destination.

If you think you are entitled to an accelerated visa procedure you will need to show proof that you meet these criteria when you submit your visa application. For more information, please click here.

Admissibility of a Schengen visa application
In order for your application to be deemed admissible, you must:

• lodge your application no later than 15 calendar days before the start of the intended visit. In justified individual cases of urgency, the embassy may allow the lodging of applications later than 15 calendar days before the start of the intended visit.
• present an Schengen visa application form;
• present a valid travel document;
• present a photograph;
• provide your biometric data (fingerprints and digital photo);
• pay the visa fee, (if applicable)

If the above-mentioned conditions have not been fulfilled, the application shall be deemed inadmissible, and the Embassy will without delay: 

• return the application form and any documents submitted by the applicant,
• destroy the collected biometric data,
• reimburse the visa fee, and
• not examine the application.

Please note that in addition to these mentioned basic elements of your visa application, further requirements of supporting documents must be handed in, see step 2 "Hand in the necessary documentation".

Collection of biometric identifiers
If you are applying for a Schengen visa for the first time, you are required to appear in person to submit your application for the collection of biometric data. The following biometric identifiers shall be collected:

• a photograph, scanned or taken at the time of application,
• 10 fingerprints taken flat and collected digitally.

If your fingerprints have been collected within the previous 59 months, you do not have to provide your fingerprints again when submitting a new application. Kindly indicate in the application form when you last had your fingerprints taken.

If you do not remember when you last provided your fingerprints, we recommend that your fingerprints be collected again, as in the event that your fingerprints have not been registered in the Visa Information System (VIS), or that the quality of the fingerprints previously provided is not adequate, you will have to return to the application center for your fingerprints to be retaken.  

The following applicants shall be exempt from the requirement to give fingerprints:

(a) children under the age of 12;

(b) persons for whom fingerprinting is physically impossible. However, should the impossibility be temporary, the applicant shall be required to give the fingerprints at the following application.

(c) heads of State or government and members of a national government with accompanying spouses, and the members of their official delegation when they are invited by Member States’ governments or by international organisations for an official purpose;

(d) sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, when they are invited by Member States’ governments or by international organisations for an official purpose.

Schengen consultation
Some Schengen States require that they be consulted on visa applications submitted to other Schengen States by citizens of certain countries. The consultation process may take up to eight calendar days. Such consultation is currently required for nationals of the following countries. For more information, please click here: 

The Norwegian Embassy in Amman cannot guarantee that applications submitted at short notice will be processed on time (i.e. less than 15 days).

The Embassy will assess and make the decision on the visa application. Please be informed that VFS Global is not involved in the decision making process.

Multiple entry visas
A Schengen visa is generally issued for a single entry. If the applicant plans to travel outside the Schengen area and return within the period of the visa, the box for “Two entries” or “Multiple entries” must be ticked off in the visa application form. The applicant should also document why two or more entries are required. The Embassy will then assess if there is a genuine need for a multiple entry visa.

If only one entry is required, and this is your first trip to Norway and/or the Schengen area, we encourage you to apply for a "single entry" visa. 

Multiple entry visas with a validity from 1 to 5 years
Frequent travellers with a positive visa history can to be granted multiple-entry visa with a gradually increasing validity period from 1 year to a maximum of 5 years.

Travellers' fulfilment of entry conditions will be thoroughly and repeatedly verified in all cases, and only persons with a positive visa track record will be issued multiple-entry visas with a long validity.

Provided that the applicant fulfils the entry conditions, multiple-entry visas with a long validity shall be issued for the following validity periods, unless the validity of the visa would exceed that of the travel document:

• for a validity period of one year, provided that the applicant has obtained and lawfully used three visas within the previous two years;
• for a validity period of two years, provided that the applicant has obtained and lawfully used a previous multiple-entry visa valid for one year within the previous two years;
• for a validity period of five years, provided that the applicant has obtained and lawfully used a previous multiple-entry visa valid for two years within the previous three years.

Multiple-entry visas allow the holder to travel repeatedly to the Schengen area during the period of validity of the visa. Please be informed that even with a multiple-entry visa with a validity from 1 to 5 years, the applicant cannot stay in the Schengen area more than 90 days within any 180 day period.

The checklists below give an overview of the documents you need to hand in to start the application process.

• Checklist - Business or conference 
• Checklist - Cultural or sports events
• Checklist - Family and friend visit
• Checklist - Tourism
• Checklist - Seafarers

If the purpose of the visit is to accompany or visit/join a close family member who is an EU/EEA citizen exercising free movements rights, you can use this checklist.

Sponsorship and invitation for visitors
Sponsorship and invitation form if a sponsor (a private person or an inviting company) is covering your expenses to travel and stay in Norway (Sponsor for visitors - UDI). Your sponsor can fill out a digital sponsorship and invitation form with their electronic ID or use our paper form.

If you have a minimum of NOK 500 per day/person and can document this through e.g., a statement of account from your bank or a wage specification for the past six months, you do not need to use a sponsorship form. However, you may still use the form if you believe that will help your application.

Additional information about the supporting documents

List of Local insurance companies accepted by Schengen in Egypt

If you are visiting family or friends, please be aware that the invitation letter should come from the main person that you are going to visit. Examples: Your biological family member, your spouse, your friend etc. For additional information about invitations, please click here.

Power of attorney
If you want someone to follow up on the application on your behalf, you must authorize this person to do so. This person can for example be the family member inviting you, or another person who you trust. You can authorize the person by filling out a power of attorney form, which you submit together with the application.

Minors travelling alone, with one parent, or other family memebers
The legal guardian(s) of the minor must give their written approval, which is to be signed either by the police or by a notary public.

The below form can also be used, but please note that it needs to be signed by either the police or by a notary public.
 
Consent for International Travel

Return of original documents
The passport will be returned with the result of the application. If you need your passport before your case is finalized, please inform the VFS when submitting the application and your passport will be returned to VFS after two working days or more. 

Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation, you must register your application online and pay the fee. If this is the first time you are registering an application in the portal, you will need to create a user account first.

Once you have completed the application form online and paid the fee, you will receive confirmation by email with a copy of your application form (schengen.pdf), application summary and payment receipt attached. You need to print the application form (schengen.pdf) and submit it together with the other required documentation

Application fee

The visa fee is EUR 90. Children under six years do not pay a fee. Children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years shall pay a visa fee of EUR 45. Please visit the UDI website for information about other groups exempted from the visa fee.

Please note that you pay the fee when registering the application in the portal. Applicants exempted from the visa fee requirement will have the fee refunded.

If you are a applying for a visa as a family member to an EU/EEA citizen you are not required to pay the application fee.

Informational about the Schengen visa processing fee can be found by visiting this website.

Service fee at the Visa Application Centre

In Egypt applications are received by an external service provider, VFS Global, which charges a service fee.

Optional services provided at the Visa Application Centre

Certain additional services offered by VFS are not included in the service fee. Please note that these services are optional. For more information please visit the VFS Global website.

Hand in your documents

You must bring with you:

• A printout of the confirmation of registration from the Application Portal
• The checklist and the documents listed on it
• Your passport (must be valid for at least three months after your planned departure from the Schengen area)
• Photograph (must comply with international standards)
• Your travel health insurance policy
• You should be covered for at least EUR 30 000, including expenses in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, treatment in medical emergencies and/or emergency hospital treatment, and death
• Your insurance should be valid in all Schengen countries
• It should cover the whole of your planned stay in the Schengen area.
• It should as a rule be purchased in your home country. If this is not possible it may be purchased in another country.

We will contact you if we need more information. The application process will start once all the required documents have been submitted.

VFS Global Cairo is responsible for submission and collection of documents for visas. All enquiries must be directed to them by phone +2 02 216 000 53 or e-mail info.noeg@vfsglobal.com.

The processing time for applications is normally up to 15 calendar days after the embassy or consulate has received the application. In some cases, applications are sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), and the processing time in these cases may be up to 45 calendar days.

In Egypt, you will in most cases get the result of your application within 15 days after the embassy in Amman has received the application. If we have to ask you for additional documents or information, it will take more time to process your application.

You will be notified by VFS Global in the manner agreed on at the time of your application when your application has been processed.

The result can be picked up at VFS Global’s visa application centre where the application was submitted, or it can be delivered by courier service (extra charge) from VFS.   

If you have been granted a visa
A visa sticker will be placed in your passport. Please check the duration of stay specified on the visa sticker. The duration of stay indicates how many days you are allowed to stay in the Schengen area.

Applicants are requested to check the following:

• Period of validity
• Number of entries
• Duration of stay
• Passport Number
• Name and Surname
• Please notify VFS immediately if you find a mistake on the visa sticker

Please note that your stay in the Schengen area cannot exceed the number of days in the "duration of stay" field in the visa sticker. However, when we issue a Schengen visa, we will add 15 days to the validity of the visa to allow you some flexibility regarding when to enter and exit the Schengen area, but the total number of days you are allowed to stay in the Schengen area remains the same. 

The definition of short stay of non-EU citizens in the Schengen area is "90 days in any 180 days period" The short-stay calculator can be used for calculating the period of allowed stay. The user's guide contains information on these rules, the use of the calculator and practical examples.

Entry and stay in the Schengen area
According to the Visa Code Art 30, holding a Schengen visa does not automatically entitle you to enter the Schengen area. At the Schengen border or during other controls you may, for instance, have to provide information on your means of support, how long you intend to stay in the Schengen State, and why you are visiting the Schengen State.

In some cases, such checks may result in a refusal for the visa holder to enter the Schengen State or the Schengen area.

When you enter the Schengen area, you will therefore have to present: your passport with the visa sticker; proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay (e.g. cash or a credit card). If you have a sponsorship form, you should also bring a copy of this with you. You might also have to document the purpose of your visit (e.g. letters of invitation, travel confirmations, other documents stating the purpose of your stay). This will help to make the border control procedure easier and avoid delays at the border.

If your visa was rejected by the Embassy
If your application for a visa in Norway has been denied, you have the right to appeal, see the Public Administration Act section 28 first paragraph.

The deadline for filing an appeal is 3 weeks from when you were informed about the decision, see the Public Administration Act section 29 first paragraph, first sentence.

How to appeal:

• Write a letter where you explain which decision you are appealing and why you believe the decision you have received is incorrect. Please make sure to mark the appeal with full name and reference number (can be found on the decision letter). If you have any new information or documentation, you must enclose it. Please do not submit any original documents or passports with the appeal. 
• The letter must be written in Norwegian or English. The appeal must be signed (handwritten signature) by the applicant or the person who holds Power of Attorney. Appeals without a signature will be formally rejected. 
• If you want someone to act on your behalf in connection with your appeal, you must first authorise this person by granting them Power of Attorney. The signed Power of Attorney must be submitted with the appeal.
• You can send your appeal to the Norwegian Embassy in Amman by post or courier to the following address:
  
  Royal Norwegian Embassy, Damascus Street 25, Abdoun 11183 –P.O. Box  830510 - Amman, Jordan
  
  Please note that it is not possible to send the appeal by email
• It is also possible to upload the appeal through the UDI online Application Portal. Lodging an appeal through the Application Portal is a secure way of transferring information. For more information on how to upload your appeal, please click here. If you choose this option, please ensure that the appeal letter and all attachments are linked as one PDF file per applicant, not as separate PDF files. Note that the signed appeal letter must be the first document in the PDF file. 

The processing time for an appeal at the embassy is currently working 15 days.

We will review your appeal. We can either overturn our decision or forward the appeal to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for consideration. If your appeal is sent to the UDI, they will review your appeal again and either reject your appeal or overturn our decision. If the UDI also rejects your appeal, there are no further possibilities of appeal.

For information on the case processing time for appeals at the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), please visit the UDI website.

If the application was rejected by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI):

The appeal must be forwarded to the UDI by uploading the documents on their website.

Click here for more information about the appeal process.

When you cross the border into the Schengen area, you will have to present:

• your passport with the visa sticker
• proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay (e.g. cash or a credit card). If you have a guarantee form, you should also bring a copy of this with you.
• documentation showing the purpose of your visit, such as an invitation, hotel reservation, etc.
• a return or round trip ticket if you are visiting the Schengen area for tourist purposes or private reasons

You may be asked to provide fingerprints by the border control officer, in which case these will be compared with the fingerprints provided when you applied for your visa.
As long as your visa is valid, you can travel around freely in the Schengen area, or in the specific Schengen countries covered by the visa. If you leave the Schengen area, for example to visit the UK or Svalbard, you will need a multiple entry visa.