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.
Regional handling of applications
The Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi is responsible for processing applications for visas and residence permits from Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, South-Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Comoros, Nigeria, and Cameroon. In addition, the Embassy receives applications for residence permits from Yemen, the Seychelles and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Applications must be submitted in person at one of the VFS Global application centers in either Nairobi, Kampala, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Yaoundé, Lagos or Abuja, which works in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi.
If you are a close family member of an EU/EEA citizen residing in EU/EEA family members can apply directly at the Embassy in Nairobi and pay no visa fee. Please check the UDI website to see if you fall under these specific rules.
Please visit VFS's website for more information.
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.
For information about the application procedures and requirements for applicants outside of Kenya, please select your country of residence from the list on www.norway.no