Visas and Residence Permits

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.

Norway has representation agreements with the Netherlands in Oman, Germany in Kuwait and Bahrain. Applicants from Oman can submit their visa applications to Netherland Embassy in Oman.

For residence permits, please contact the Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh.

All Applicants are advised to apply at one of the nearest VFS application centers:

• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia- https://visa.vfsglobal.com/sau/en/can
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE)- https://visa.vfsglobal.com/are/en/nor
• Qatar- https://visa.vfsglobal.com/qat/en/nor