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18. Jun 2021

Stortings – og sametingsvalget 2021

Denne høsten er det stortings – og sametingsvalg i Norge. Hvis du oppholder deg i utlandet må du stemme fra 1. juli og senest fredag 3. september.

31. Mar 2021

The Embassy will be closed during the Easter Holidays 2021

The Embassy will be closed during the Easter Holidays 2021 from 31 March at 1300 hrs. We will resume ordinary working hours on Tuesday 6 April.

19. Feb 2021

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is carrying out campaign to encourage people to get tested COVID-19 in advance

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is carrying out ‘’One Test Per Household” campaign to encourage citizens and foreign residents to go to a nearby screening center and get tested for COVID-19 in advance.

10. Feb 2021

The global travel advice will be extended until 15 April 2021.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ global travel advice against non-essential travel to all countries will be extended to apply until 15 April.

28. Jan 2021

Norway introduces its strictest entry rules from 29 January 2021

To limit the risk of transmitting the significantly more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the Government is imposing far stricter rules on foreign nationals who seek entry to Norway.

26. Jan 2021

Norway implements stricter rules for testing and quarantine upon arrival from 25 January 2021 to stop coronavirus mutation

The requirement to present a negative SARS-CoV-2 test prior to arrival when travelling to Norway has been amended to require a test taken 24 hours prior to departure instead of 72 hours.

11. Jan 2021

New requirements of negative COVID-19 PCR test result for entry to the Republic of Korea

The Government of the Republic of Korea requires a negative COVID-19 PCR test result for all foreign nationals entering Korea to prevent further inflow of COVID-19 and its variants.

04. Jan 2021

[Updated entry regulation to Norway] Mandatory testing for travelers to Norway

From January 2nd 2021, the government has imposed mandatory testing for Covid-19 for all travellers to Norway.

22. Dec 2020

[Updated entry regulation to Norway] Government introduced registration requirement for all people entering Norway

From 12:00 am on 21 December, all people entering Norway will be required to register their name, contact details, place of quarantine and employer (if applicable) and any other information requested.

16. Dec 2020

COVID-19 Announcement regarding changes of opening hours

As part of our COVID-19 response, from 15 December 2020, the Embassy has made some changes to the opening hours as below.

Covid 19 - travel to Norway

Due to the corona situation, strict rules apply for entry into Norway for citizens from all countries. The main rule is that only foreigners residing in Norway and all Norwegian citizens (regardless of where they live) can enter Norway.

11. Nov 2020

The Corona situation: Requirement to stay at quarantine hotel

From 9 November 2020, all visitors arriving in Norway from countries and regions with a high or very high infection rate ("red" or "grey" countries) must go into quarantine at a quarantine hotel for 10 days.