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 Ghana 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 handle visa applications from: Benin, Burkina faso, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Applicants that must use another country's visa service:
Denmark represents Norway for visa applications in Burkina Faso. Portugal represents Norway in applications for Schengen visas in Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Cape Verde.