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.

Citizens of China must apply for a visitor’s visa.

Regional handling of applications:

The Embassy in Beijing together with the Consulate General in Shanghai is responsible for visas and residence permits for applicants in Mongolia, South Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan and China.

Visa applications:

Applicants, with a passport from Mongolia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or China must apply for a visa. Applicants, with a passport from South Korea or Japan do not need a visitors visa.

Applicants that must use another country's visa service:

When Norway has no embassy in a country or region, another country handles visa applications based on their rules. Finland represents Norway for Schengen visa applications in Hong Kong and Sweden represents Norway in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Applicants in Macao can use the application centers in Hong Kong.

Our visa process explained

Norway works with a global visa service provider called VFS Global. All applicants are normally required to appear in person to provide their fingerprints and have their photo taken. This biometric data is mandatory for processing your application. VFS Global collects and checks all visa applications before sending them, along with your documents and ID, to the responsible Norwegian embassy.

Norway has some embassies that are responsible for more than one country. This means one embassy may handle visa applications from several countries. When the embassy gets your application, their staff will look at it. They might approve it right away, or ask you for more information. This could include fingerprints, a DNA sample, an interview, or other details. If more information is needed to complete your applications, you will receive a request from either the embassy or VFS to continue the process.

When the embassy finishes your applications—whether your visa is approved or not—they send the result back to the same VFS office where you applied.

For further information, please continue to either Visitor's visa or Residence permit:

Useful links

VFS.Global: Apply for VISA to Norway in China

UDI

Schengen

Visitor’s visa and residence permit

Regional handling of applications:

Visa applications:

Applicants that must use another country's visa service:

Visitor's visa

Residence permit

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