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.

Important notice:

From the 22nd of July 2026 the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara, Türkiye will be responsible for handling applications for short stay visas and residence permits submitted in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.

Furthermore, from the 22nd July 2026 the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE will be responsible for handling applications for short stay visas and residence permits submitted in Algeria and Egypt.

Please note that you can still submit your applications at the VFS Global locations in Jordan (Amman), Iraq (Baghdad and Erbil), Lebanon (Beirut), Palestine (Ramallah), Algeria (Algiers) and Egypt (Cairo) as before. Applications submitted up until the 21st of July 2026 will be handled by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.

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 handles visa applications on behalf of Denmark and Finland in Jordan.
Norway handles 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), 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

Our visa process explained

Norway works with a global visa service provider called VFS Global. All applicants are normally required to appear in person to provide their fingerprints and have their photo taken. This biometric data is mandatory for processing your application. VFS Global collects and checks all visa applications before sending them, along with your documents and ID, to the responsible Norwegian embassy.

Norway has some embassies that are responsible for more than one country. This means one embassy may handle visa applications from several countries. When the embassy gets your application, their staff will look at it. They might approve it right away, or ask you for more information. This could include fingerprints, a DNA sample, an interview, or other details. If more information is needed to complete your applications, you will receive a request from either the embassy or VFS to continue the process.

When the embassy finishes your applications—whether your visa is approved or not—they send the result back to the same VFS office where you applied.

Visitor’s visa and residence permit

Important notice:

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:

Regional handling of applications

Visitor's visa

Residence permit

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