Visitor’s visa and residence permit
A visitor's visa allows you to stay in Norway or other Schengen countries for up to 90 days over a period of 180 days. A residence permit gives you the opportunity to work in Norway and to stay for more than 90 days.
Citizens of Jordan need to apply for a visitor's visa to enter Norway. If you plan to stay longer than 90 days, you need to apply for a residence permit to enter Norway.
Representation:
Norway is handling visa applications on behalf of Denmark and Finland in Jordan.
Norway is handling visa applications on behalf of Iceland in Jordan, Algerie og Lebanon.
Regional handling of applications
The Norwegian Embassy in Amman is the regional hub for the Middle East and North Africa and is responsible for handling applications for visas and residence permits from 10 countries: Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia (only residence cases), Yemen (only visa cases), Chad and Palestine.
Please follow the step-by-step process as described in the "Visitor's visa" and "Residence permit" section below depending on what type of permit you would like to apply for.
Questions regarding your application
If you have general questions regarding Schengen visas, family immigration, work or study permits, you will find information about the application procedure, documentation requirements and case processing times on the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's website: www.udi.no/en/
If you have applied for a residence permit and your application has been forwarded to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), kindly contact the UDI if you have questions about the status of your case.
All other questions regarding your application must be directed to the VFS GLOBAL application center where you applied.
For contact information to the VFS Global application centers in the region, please click on the links below:
- In Jordan: VFS Global Application Centre in Amman
- In Algeria: VFS Global Application Centre in Algiers
- In Lebanon: VFS Global Application Centre in Beirut
- In Egypt: VFS Global Application Centre in Cairo
- In Palestine: VFS Global Application Centre in Ramallah
- In Iraq: VFS Global Application Centre in Baghdad
VFS Global Application Centre in Erbil