Hand in your documents

You must bring with you:

• a printout of the application form (schengen.pdf) received by email;
• the checklist and the documents listed.
• 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.

The application process will start once all the required documents have been submitted.

The application process will start once all the required documents have been submitted.

All visa and residence applications must be submitted at one of the listed VFS Global application centers. You must book an appointment first. Usually, you can get an appointment in less than three days, and always within two weeks.

• VFS Global Ghana
• VFS Global Cameroon
• VFS Global Côte d’Ivoire
• VFS Global Nigeria – Abuja and Lagos
• VFS Global Senegal

No VFS application office in your country?

If your country does not have a VFS office that works with Norway, you must contact the nearest VFS office before you book an appointment or travel.
Please also make sure that the VFS office you contact is working with Norway.