News and events 23. Dec 2021 Opening hours during Christmas season We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Please note that the Embassy will have reduced opening hours during Christmas. 15. Oct 2021 New Norwegian government On 14 October, there was a change of government in Norway. The new government is a coalition between the Labour Party and the Centre Party. 11. Oct 2021 Praktikantopphold ved den norske ambassaden i Seoul Den norske ambassaden i Seoul tilbyr praktikantplass for norske studenter fra januar til juli 2022. Søknadsfristen er 24. oktober 2021. 22. Jul 2021 22 July - We mark that 10 years have passed since the terrorist attacks in Norway This year we mark that 10 years have passed since the terrorist attacks on the government offices and Utøya. 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 1 October 2021. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ global travel advice against non-essential travel to all countries will be extended to apply until 1 October 2021. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Next