News and events 01. Sep 2025 Thank You and Goodbye-Closure and relocation of Visa Section The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra’s Visa Section officially closed and relocated to the Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya from 31st July 2025. 05. Aug 2025 Return of passports in residence permit cases From Monday August 11th, 2025, the Embassy in Accra will start returning all passports and other original documents that have been submitted in applications from residence permits. 17. Jul 2025 Visa applications from West Africa will be transferred to Nairobi From the 31st of July 2025 the Embassy of Norway in Nairobi will be responsible for the processing of all applications for short stay visas and residence permits submitted in West Africa. 17. Jul 2025 Fraud Alert: Fake Work Permits The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra warn of scams offering fake work permits to Norway 12. Mar 2025 Visa applications from Senegal are transferred to Nairobi From the 12th of March 2025 the Embassy of Norway in Nairobi is responsible for applications for short stay visas and residence permits submitted in Senegal. 15. Apr 2024 Norway to establish embassy in Senegal Norway will open an embassy in Dakar in the autumn of 2024. The mission will also be responsible for several other countries in West Africa. 1 2 Next