Residence permit

Find out what type of residence permit you need, e.g. in connection with work, studies, family immigration or to stay in Norway as an au pair. You will find information on the different types of residence permit on UDI’s website. 

In order to apply for a residence permit from Angola you must either be a citizen of Angola or hold a legal residence permit in Angola. You must have had a valid residence permit for Angola for at least six months before you can apply for a Norwegian work or residence permit. All applicants must meet and apply in person at one of the VFS Global application centres in South Africa.

Important notice: When submitting an application for a residence permit, you must also hand in your passport and other original documents for verification purposes. After the document check has been carried out, the passport and original documents can be returned to you if requested. Please note that this procedure is likely to take several days. Therefore, Angolan nationals are advised to make the necessary arrangements allowing them to stay in South Africa while the Embassy examines the passport as this procedure is likely to take several days.

You must gather all the documents in the relevant checklist on UDI’s website. Some of the documents must be provided by your contact person in Norway; others you will have to obtain yourself. 

You must gather all the documents in the relevant checklist on UDI’s website. Some of the documents must be provided by your contact person in Norway; others you will have to obtain yourself. 

Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation at a VFS application centre or a Norwegian diplomatic or consular mission, 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 summary, a signature letter (cover letter) and payment receipt attached. You need to print the signature letter, sign it, and submit it together with the other required documentation.

Once you have registered, you will receive confirmation by email, with a cover letter attached. The cover letter will confirm that you have filled in the application form and paid the fee. You need to print this letter and submit it together with the other required documentation.

Application fees

Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation at the embassy or consulate, you must register your application in the Application Portal. If this is the first time that you are registering an application in the portal, you will first need to create a user account.

REGISTER YOUR APPLICATION IN THE APPLICATION PORTAL

Once you have registered, you will receive confirmation by email, with a cover letter attached. The cover letter will confirm that you have filled in the application form and paid the fee. You need to print this letter and submit it together with the other required documentation.

Application fees

Please visit the UDI website for more information about the fees: Fees.

Please note that you pay the fee when registering the application in the portal.

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

In South Africa, applications are received by the external service provider VFS Global, which charges a service fee. The fee is paid directly to VFS Global when submitting the application.

Optional services provided at the Visa Application Centre

Certain additional services offered by VFS are not included in the service fee. Please note that these services are optional. For more information please visit: https://www.vfsglobal.com/Norway/SouthAfrica/index.html

You must bring your passport and all the documents listed in the checklist with you. You will find the relevant checklist when you register your application online. You can also find it on www.udi.no/en (checklists).

We will contact you if we need more information.

You must bring all the documents listed in the checklist with you. You will find a link to the checklist in the email that is sent when you have registered your application in Application Portal. We will contact you if we need more information. Your application will then be sent on to UDI for processing.

Citizens of or legal residents in Angola can hand in the documents at one of VFS Global application centers in South Africa:

NORWAY VISA APPLICATION CENTRE PRETORIA

1st Floor, Cherry Lane Office Park

114 Fehrsen Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk

Brooklyn, Pretoria Gauteng

NORWAY VISA APPLICATION CENTRE CAPE TOWN

47 Strand Street

5th Floor Office 504

Cape Town

Western Cape

NORWAY VISA APPLICATION CENTRE DURBAN

Unit 409, 4th Floor

91 -123 Cowey Road(Problem Mkhize)

Essenwood

Durban

Contact information:

Telephone +27 (0) 12 425 3006

E-mail: info.nrza@vfshelpline.com

Website: https://www.vfsglobal.com/Norway/SouthAfrica/index.html

Where to meet when applying from other countries:

Citizens of or legal residents in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Principe:
A VFS Global application center working in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra, i.e. in Cameroon, Nigeria or Ghana.

Citizens of or legal residents in DRC (Kinshasa):
A VFS Global application center working in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi, i.e. in Kenya or Uganda.

Citizens of or legal residents in RC (Brazzaville):
A VFS Global application center working in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Accra, i.e. in Cameroon, Nigeria or Ghana.

You will find addtitional information by selecting your country on https://www.norway.no/ or https://www.vfsglobal.com/en/individuals/index.html.

Applications for a residence permit are processed by UDI. You will find information about the processing time on UDI’s website. 

You will be notified by email or SMS when your application has been processed. The result can be picked up at the same place as where the application was submitted.

If you have been granted a residence permit, a sticker will be placed in your passport to allow you to travel to Norway. The embassy or Consulate will contact you to let you know when you can collect your passport. The visa issued in these cases is not a Schengen visa, but an entry visa to Norway. You can only travel to Norway and only transit other countries with this visa. The visa is normally valid for a 7 days stay valid for a period given by the UDI.

If your application has been rejected your will receive a written explanation as to why it was rejected. You can appeal the decision according to information given in the rejection letter.

You or the person you have authorised will be notified when your application has been concluded and when the decision can be collected.

Your passport can be picked up where you submitted the application, normally within 1-2 weeks after UDI made the decision.

If you have been granted a residence permit and need a visa to enter Norway, a sticker will be placed in your passport to allow you to travel to Norway.

If your application was rejected, you will receive a written explanation as to why it was rejected. You may appleal the decision. The appeal must be sent to the Directorate of Immigration by : https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/appealing-a-decision/

You can find more information about the appeal process and waiting times on the UDI website.

When you cross the border into the Schengen area, you will have to present:

• your passport with the entry visa sticker (if you need an entry visa)
• documentation showing the purpose of your stay

Once you know when you will be arriving in Norway, you need to make an appointment with the police in order to obtain a residence card. You must pre-book this appointment, normally through the Application Portal, and the appointment has to be either during the first seven days you are in Norway, or the first available appointment you can find.

More information on residence cards, including how to book an appointment