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.

The Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi is responsible for processing applications for visas and residence permits from Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South-Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition, the embassy receives applications for residence permits from Yemen, the Seychelles and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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.