Visitor's visa

• 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.
• Travel to Svalbard requires you to apply for two or more entries.

In order to apply for a visa from Thailand you must either be a citizen of Thailand,  Cambodia or Laos, or legally reside in Thailand.

If you want someone to act on your behalf in connection with your application, you must authorize this person to do so. Please visit the UDI website for more information and the relevant form.

Group registration: If two or more people of the same nationality are travelling together, for any kind of purpose, they should register using the group application, not individual applications. This ensures quicker processing time. Groups of more than 15 people should be divided into smaller subgroups.

If there are no available appointment slots for groups on the Application Portal, please contact VFS directly to arrange an appointment. Do not use individual appointments for groups as this will increase the processing time for the visa applications.

WARNING: Visa Agents

There are a number of visa agents in operation throughout Thailand.

Please note that the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok do not co-operate with any visa  agents in Thailand. The official partner of Norway in Thailand is VFS Global.

Applicants are strongly advised not to deal with visa agents. They often charge high fees, offer false information, and in some cases have been found to compromise the overall credibility of an application by encouraging applicants to falsify information and documentation.

Please report any attempts at visa fraud from visa agents directly to the Embassy.

Checklist - Visitor Visa

Checklist - Visit Family of EU/EEA National

Checklist - Seaman/Seafarer

Other forms

Sponsorship form

Common list of Schengen Travel Medical Insurance Companies

Information regarding insurance policy

Applicants are asked to show the original policy of their travel medical insurance and submit a copy of the policy with their application. Medical insurance is compulsory when travelling to the Schengen area on a tourist visa, and the Embassy is not able to issue a visa sticker until the insurance policy has been checked and registered in our data system.

The insurance must be valid for the duration of stay in the Schengen area, be valid for all countries in the Schengen area, and cover medical expenses of  minimum 30,000 Euro (or the equivalent in THB or other currencies), as well as repatriation.

The following Thai companies have signed the Schengen Area Code of Conduct. The choice of a particular insurance provider is up to the applicant and it is the applicant’s responsibility to provide documentation that the policy is in compliance with the Schengen requirements.

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

Application fee

The visa fee is EUR 90. 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 45. 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.

Service fee at VFS Global (the Norway Visa Application Centre)

Please note that the Norway Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) charges a service fee. The fee is paid directly to VFS Global when submitting the application. For more information see the VFS website.

Booking an appointment to hand in your application and supporting documents

Please note that you will be required to create a separate username and password for the VFS booking system. If you encounter any difficulties with the online booking system please contact VFS Visa Call Center on +66 (0) 211 87 004

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.

Norway Visa Application Centre - VFS Global
The Shoppes at Belle Grand Rama 9, 1st Floor
10310 Bangkok
MRT and bus: Phra Ram 9 station

Phone: +66 (0) 24607062
Email: info.nrth@vfshelpline.com 
Website: Welcome to VFS Global | vfsglobal

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.

In Thailand, you will in most cases get the result of your application within 15 days, or sooner, after the embassy has received the application and all supporting documents through the Norwegian Visa Application Center.

For citizens of certain countries we cannot grant a visa before we have consulted other Schengen member states. This process takes up to seven days. For information on which countries such prior consultation applies to, please click here.

Apply well in advance of your travel
We recommend that you apply at least 4 weeks prior to departure. You may register and submit your application 6 months before your planned trip.

The processing time is counted from the day the application is received at the Embassy until the passport is picked up by the VFS courier in Bangkok. Therefore, please also take the extra courier/transport time between VFS Bangkok and the Embassy into account.

Applicants will be notified by e-mail, and SMS if the applicant has opted for this service, when the application has been processed.

The applicant's passport can be picked up at the Norway Visa Application Centre (VFS) where the application was submitted, or can be delivered by a courier service, if the applicant has opted for this alternative.

If a visa has been granted, it will be affixed to the passport.

Please check the following information on the visa sticker:
- That name and surname is correctly spelled 
- The visa's period of validity
- Permitted number of entries
- Permitted duration of stay
- Passport number

If there is an error on the visa sticker, please contact the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok.

Appealing a decision

If an application was rejected by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, the appeal must be submitted to the Embassy by e-mail (visa.bangkok@mfa.no, please write "appeal" in the subject field) or letter/courier. See the rejection letter for more information.

If an application was rejected by the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), the appeal must be sent to the UDI by uploading the documents on their website.

More information about the appeal process and processing times can be found on the UDI website.

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.

Your short-stay visa allows you to travel to Norway and to other Schengen States, but the final control of the entry conditions is done when you cross the Schengen border.

A visa does not automatically entitle you to cross the Schengen border. It is therefore recommended that you carry with you copies of the documents which you presented when you applied for the visa.