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.
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.
Where and how to hand in my application
Applications must be submitted in person at one of the VFS Global application centers in either Amman, Cairo, Beirut, Algiers, Ramallah, Irbil or Baghdad, which works in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy in Amman.
EU/EEA family members can apply directly at the Embassy in Amman and pay no visa fee. Please check the UDI website to see if you fall under these specific rules.
For information about the application procedures and requirements for applicants outside of Jordan, please select your country of residence from the list on www.norway.no
Booking an appointment
You are required to meet in person at a VFS Global Application Center to submit your documents and to capture your biometrics (digital photo and 10 fingerprints).
You must bring all the documents listed in the relevant checklist with you when submitting your application.
Please visit the VFS Global website to book an appointment online. Please note that VFS also accepts walk-in applicants if they are not fully booked and have the capacity to receive applications.
If you are several people applying together and cannot get an appointment at the same time, kindly contact VFS to arrange this.
Information regarding the submission of passports
The passport that will be used for travelling must always be submitted to VFS together with the application.
Applications will not be processed without a passport.
If you cannot wait for your passport to be checked by the Embassy because of upcoming travel plans, you should make a new appointment with VFS after you have returned from your travels so that you can submit your passport along with the application.
If you know at the time of submission that you need your passport back sooner than the visa or residence permit processing time, you should notify VFS staff about this.
Please be informed that you may request that your passport be returned during the processing, but in such cases, you must pay a second courier fee via VFS to return the passport to the Embassy when a visa is to be issued.
Who to contact if you have questions
If you have general questions regarding Schengen visas, family immigration, work or study permits, you can find further information about the application procedure, documentation requirements and case processing times on the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's (UDI) website.
If you have applied for a residence permit and your application has been forwarded to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), kindly contact UDI if you have questions about the status of your case.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway has an agreement with VFS Global regarding receiving applications for visa and residence permits, as well as answering phone calls and e-mails on behalf of Norwegian embassies. Therefore, if you have any visa or migration related questions, you can contact VFS Global via email or telephone.
When contacting VFS, please mention the applicant’s full name, date of birth and passport number. If an application has already been submitted, please also include the VFS reference number when contacting VFS. The VFS reference number is not used by the Embassy or UDI.
VFS Global in Algiers
Phone: 00213 (0) 21 99 88 42
Email: info.norwayalg@vfsglobal.com
VFS Global in Amman
Phone (+962 79 792 22 21)
Helpline: +96264001004
Email: info.norjor@vfshelpline.com
VFS Global in Baghdad
Phone: +9647813703233
Email: info.norwayiraq@vfshelpline.com
VFS Global in Erbil
Telephone: +964 751 012 6287
Email: info.norwayiraq@vfshelpline.com
VFS Global in Beirut
Phone: +9611743643
Email: info.norleb@vfshelpline.com
VFS Global in Cairo
Phone: +202 3332 3015 /+202 2160 0053
Email: info.noeg@vfsglobal.com
VFS Global in Ramallah
Email: info.norwaypse@vfsglobal.com
Phone: (+97 02 2945414 /+9702-2945400)
If you have inquiries that VFS is unable to answer, you can contact the Norwegian Embassy in Amman by sending an email to visa.amman@mfa.no. Kindly note that the Embassy in Amman does not answer visa and immigration related enquiries by telephone.
When contacting the embassy by email please include the applicant’s full name, date of birth and passport number in the email. If you have already applied, please also include your reference number (DUF number), or application receipt number from UDI's Application Portal.
Emails will be replied to within 1-3 working days.
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