Visitor's visa

A visitor's visa allows you to stay in Norway or other countries in the Schengen area for up to 90 days over a period of 180 days.

Citizens of Nigeria must apply for a visitor's visa.

If you plan to visit more than one Schengen country in the course of one trip, or if you plan several separate trips within a period of two months, you must submit your application to the embassy or consulate of the country that is your main destination based on the length of your stay, or the purpose of stay.

If you plan to visit several Schengen countries and the main destination cannot be determined, you must submit your application to the embassy or consulate of the country that is your first point of entry to the Schengen area.

For individuals who are travelling with or visiting a close family member who is an EU/EEA citizen, simplified procedures apply. A standardised checklist for the documents required in this situation can be found here.

Norway has resumed handling Schengen or C visa applications on behalf of Iceland.

Starting 1 December 2021, the VFS Global application centres in Nigeria that represent Norway will receive applications from residents of Nigeria who wish to visit Iceland. The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra, Ghana, will handle these applications. Please note that those granted a visa must familiarise themselves with Icelandic entry restrictions and publich health measures.

SCHENGEN AREA

Before you apply

You should apply well in advance and as a rule no later than 15 days before you plan to travel. Due to the courier sending of documents in some countries, we recommend that you apply at least 4 weeks prior to your planned departure.
You may submit your application up to six months before your planned departure, or up to nine months for seafarers.
We recommend that you do not buy your ticket until a visa has been granted.
You must register your application online before you can hand in the required documentation.
When you hand in your application, you will be asked to provide fingerprints, unless your fingerprints have been collected within the last 59 months.

In order to apply for a visa from Nigeria you must either be a citizen of Nigeria or legally reside here, unless you are visiting Nigeria from a neighbouring country to apply for a visa.
As your application will have to be sent to Accra for processing it is recommended that you hand in your application at least 4 weeks before you plan to travel.

Gather the necessary documentation

The checklist gives an overview of the documents you need to hand in to start the application process.

Please open and print out the relevant Checklist according to the reason for your visit:

Checklist for Schengen Visas
Power Of Attorney (external link)
Parental Consent
(for applicants under 18 travelling without parents or with one parent)

If relevant: Sponsor should send

Invitation from Sponsor (Norwegian)
Guarantee Form (If he/she guarantees for your stay) (External Link)

Online registration and payment

Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation, you must register your application online and pay the fee. If this is the first time you are registering an application in the portal, you will need to create a user account first.

Once you have completed the application form online and paid the fee, you will receive confirmation by email with a copy of your application form (schengen.pdf), application summary and payment receipt attached. You need to print the application form (schengen.pdf) and submit it together with the other required documentation

Begin your online registration

Application fee

The visa fee is EUR 80. Children under six years do not pay a fee. Children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years shall pay a visa fee of EUR 40. Please visit the UDI website for information about other groups exempted from the visa fee.

Please note that you pay the fee when registering the application in the portal. Applicants exempted from the visa fee requirement will have the fee refunded.

If you are a applying for a visa as a family member to an EU/EEA citizen you are not required to pay the application fee.

Information about relevant application fees can be found at UDI's webpages.

In Nigeria applications are received by the external service provider VFS Global, who charges an additional service fee of 30 Euro per application.

It is not possible to complete the registration of the application without paying the fee. If you have problems with your card, contact your bank. If you are still unable to solve the problem, then contact the Embassy.

Hand in your documents

You must bring with you:

a printout of the application form (schengen.pdf) received by email;
the checklist and the documents listed.
Your passport (must be valid for at least three months after your planned departure from the Schengen area)
Photograph (must comply with international standards)
Your travel health insurance policy
- You should be covered for at least EUR 30 000, including expenses in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, treatment in medical emergencies and/or emergency hospital treatment, and death
- Your insurance should be valid in all Schengen countries
- It should cover the whole of your planned stay in the Schengen area
- It should as a rule be purchased in your home country. If this is not possible it may be purchased in another country.

The application process will start once all the required documents have been submitted.

VFS' application centres:

Abuja:

Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor, Plot 1083 Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District, Abuja-Nigeria
www.vfsglobal.com/norway/nigeria/

Lagos:
Norway Visa Application Centre
Plot 110, Admiral
Ayinla Way,
Opposite Treasure Garden Estate,
Third Roundabout, Lekki Phase I – Lagos
www.vfsglobal.com/norway/nigeria/

Accra
1st floor, Atlantic Towers (behind Marina Mall)
Airport City, Accra
www.vfsglobal.com/norway/ghana/

Processing time

The processing time for applications is normally up to 15 calendar days after the embassy or consulate has received the application. In some cases, applications are sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), and the processing time in these cases may be up to 45 calendar days.

Please note that the current processing time for visa application is up to 4 weeks from you hand it in to VFS Global.

However, we will normally give you a decision within 15 days from receiving the application in Accra. In order for this to be possible, the application must be complete and all the necessary documentation handed in at VFS. The period taken to process a case is calculated from the day we receive the original documents at the Embassy from VFS and not from the day the application was submitted at VFS.

However, if there is any doubt as to whether the application is to be rejected or approved the application will be sent to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Applications sent to UDI will normally be processed within 30 days. The period taken to process a case in UDI is calculated from the day UDI receives the application from the Embassy.

Result of your application

You will be notified by email, SMS, letter or telephone when your application has been processed.

The result can be picked up at the Visa Application Centre, or at the embassy if your application was submitted there.

If you have been granted a visa, a sticker will be placed in your passport. Please check the duration of stay specified on the sticker. The duration of stay indicates how many days you are allowed to stay in the Schengen area.

If your application has been rejected, you will receive a written explanation as to why it was rejected. You can appeal the decision.

On arrival

When you cross the border into the Schengen area, you will 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 guarantee form, you should also bring a copy of this with you.
documentation showing the purpose of your visit, such as an invitation, hotel reservation, etc.
a return or round trip ticket if you are visiting the Schengen area for tourist purposes or private reasons

You may be asked to provide fingerprints by the border control officer, in which case these will be compared with the fingerprints provided when you applied for your visa.
As long as your visa is valid, you can travel around freely in the Schengen area, or in the specific Schengen countries covered by the visa. If you leave the Schengen area, for example to visit the UK or Svalbard, you will need a multiple entry visa.