Visitor’s visa and residence permit
On this page and its added articles, you will find detailed information on applying for a Schengen visa and residence permit, how to appeal, what to do if you have no valid residence card, and special information for Syrian applicants.
Citizens of Türkiye need to apply for a visitor's visa to enter Norway. If you plan to stay longer than 90 days, you need to apply for a residence permit to enter Norway.
Regional handling of applications:
We are responsible for applications for visa and residence permit from 22 countries. This means we have more than one method of applying for a visa. Please verify that you are following the correct method.
Applicants with a passport, who must apply for a visa to Norway and Schengen:
Türkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan. And residents with a non-bimetric passport from Albania, Bosnia- and Hercegovina, North-Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia.
Applicants with a passport , who do not need a visa to Norway and Schengen:
Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Ukraine.
Applicants that must use another country's visa service:
If Norway has no embassy in a country, another country handles visa applications based on their rules.
- In Armenia and Georgia, France is representing Norway.
- In Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Germany is representing Norway.
- In Uzbekistan Italy is representing Norway.
- In Kazakhstan Lithuania is representing Norway.
- In North Macedonia Sweden is representing Norway.
Are you traveling to Denmark or Iceland?
- Norway is representing Denmark in visa and residence cases in Azerbaijan and Kosovo.
- Norway is representing Iceland in visa cases in Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Ukraine.
If you are applying for a visa to travel to one of these countries, you should follow the same process as if you were to apply for a visa to Norway.
Resident permit applications:
Please read the resident permit article below for more details.