The result of your application

You will be notified by VFS Global when your application is ready. Your application can be picked up at VFS Global’s visa application centre where the application was submitted, or it can be delivered by courier service (extra charge).

If you have been granted a visa

A visa sticker will be placed in your passport. Please check the period of validity, number of entries, duration of stay, passport number, name and surname on the visa sticker. The duration of stay indicates how many days you are allowed to stay in the Schengen area. Please notify VFS immediately if you find a mistake on the visa sticker

Duration

Please note that your stay in the Schengen area cannot exceed the number of days in the "duration of stay" field in the visa sticker. When we issue a Schengen visa, we will add 15 days to the validity of the visa to allow you some flexibility regarding when to enter and exit the Schengen area, but the total number of days you are allowed to stay in the Schengen area remains the same. 

The definition of short stay of non-EU citizens in the Schengen area is "90 days in any 180 days period" The short-stay calculator can be used for calculating the period of allowed stay. The user's guide contains information on these rules, the use of the calculator and practical examples.

Entry and stay in the Schengen area

Holding a Schengen visa does not automatically entitle you to enter the Schengen area. At the Schengen border or during other controls you may, for instance, have to provide information on your means of support, how long you intend to stay in the Schengen State, and why you are visiting the Schengen State.

In some cases, such checks may result in a refusal for the visa holder to enter the Schengen State or the Schengen area.

When you enter the Schengen area, you may have to present: your passport with the visa sticker; proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay (e.g. cash or a credit card). If you have a sponsorship form, you should also bring a copy of this with you. You might also have to document the purpose of your visit (e.g. letters of invitation, travel confirmations, other documents stating the purpose of your stay). This will help to make the border control procedure easier and avoid delays at the border.

Rejections:

If your visa was rejected by the Embassy:

If your application for a visa in Norway has been denied, you have the right to appeal. The deadline for filing an appeal is 3 weeks from when you were informed about the decision. See how to appeal below.

Appeals

• Write a letter (you cannot use email) where you explain which decision you are appealing and why you believe the decision you have received is incorrect. Please make sure to mark the appeal with full name and reference number (can be found on the decision letter). If you have any new information or documentation, you must enclose it. Please do not submit any original documents or passports with the appeal. 
• The letter must be written in Norwegian or English. The appeal must be signed (handwritten signature) by the applicant or the person who holds Power of Attorney. Appeals without a signature will be formally rejected. 
• If you want someone to act on your behalf in connection with your appeal, you must first authorise this person by granting them Power of Attorney. The signed Power of Attorney must be submitted with the appeal.
• You can send your appeal to the Norwegian Embassy in Amman by post or courier to the following address:  Royal Norwegian Embassy, Damascus Street 25, Abdoun 11183 –P.O. Box  830510 - Amman, Jordan
• It is also possible to upload the appeal through the UDI's online form for sending documents. For more information on how to upload your appeal, please go to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration webpage.
• If you choose this option, please ensure that the appeal letter and all attachments are linked as one PDF file per applicant, not as separate PDF files. Note that the signed appeal letter must be the first document in the PDF file. 
• We will review your appeal. We can either overturn our decision or forward the appeal to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for consideration. If your appeal is sent to the UDI, they will review your appeal again and either reject your appeal or overturn our decision. If the UDI also rejects your appeal, there are no further possibilities of appeal.
• For information on the case processing time for appeals at the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), please visit the UDI website.