SCHENGEN VISITOR VISA TO NORWAY

Criteria, conditions and procedures for applying for a visa

Requirement for a visa

If you wish to visit Norway for a short period of time, you must obtain a visa prior to

entry if you come from a country with a visa requirement for entering Norway as a

general rule.

Applicants are required to provide copies of both the bio and signature pages and all

used pages of the passport.

Applicants can submit their application at most 6 months in advance for Schengen visa.

A visa is only intended to allow a foreign national to visit Norway and/or the other

Schengen countries for a limited period of time (maximum of 90 days). If you wish to

reside in Norway for an extended period of time (more than 90 days), you need to apply

for a long term visa (Student and Work Permit and Family reunification).

When you apply for a visa, the application will be sent to the Royal Norwegian Embassy

in Nairobi for processing. All cases are considered individually to see if the conditions

for a visa are fulfilled. To read more about the conditions that must be fulfilled in order

to be granted a visa, please refer to the webpage of UDI in Norway here:

https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/visit-and-holiday/ and select the purpose of your

visit.

Where to hand in your application

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi handles applications from applicants

residing in Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti,

South Sudan and Comoros.

Applicants who are not nationals or not residents of the above-mentioned countries

must document that they are legally in the country where they apply from and must

provide justification for lodging the application to the Norwegian Embassy in Nairobi.

Applications may be submitted at VFS in Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Kampala or Dar es

Salaam.

Please make sure to apply your Schengen visa from the country of your main

destination.

One Destination

If you would like to visit one Schengen country, apply for your Schengen visa at the

Embassy or Consulate of that country. Apply your Schengen visa from Norway if

Norway is your only destination.

Many Destinations

If you would like to visit several Schengen countries, apply for your visa at the Embassy

or Consulate of the country of your main destination in terms of length of stay or the

purpose of stay.

If you intend to visit several Schengen countries, but do not have a main destination

(i.e. you intend to spend an equal amount of days in each country), you should apply at

the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen country which is your first port of entry.

Travel medical insurance

When applying for a visa, your Travel medical insurance must cover the days of your

intended stay in the Schengen area. Important: If you after issuance of the visa decide to

delay your entry to the Schengen area, you are yourself responsible to buy/hold a valid

insurance that covers the actual stay in the Schengen area. Failure to hold an insurance

that covers the actual stay may lead to problems at the airport or entering the Schengen

area.

The travel medical insurance must meet the following criteria:

• It is valid throughout Schengen territory.

• It is valid during the entire period that you will be in Schengen territory.

• The coverage is at least EURO 30.000.

• The coverage includes repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical care and/or

emergency treatment in a hospital and assistance in case of death. We will only

accept machine-written insurance policies.

Supporting documents

According to Visa Code Art 14 the applicant shall present several documents with the

application in order for the competent consulate to verify the fulfilment of the conditions

for granting a visa. Please refer to our webpage for detailed description of the document

requirements: https://www.norway.no/en/kenya/services-info/visitors-visa-res-

permit/visitors-visa/#necessary-doc

Case processing time: The time limits for examining applications

provided for in Article 23(1), (2) and (3):

According to Visa Code Art 23 1st paragraph, the normal processing time for a visa

application is 15 days. However, according to Visa Code Art 23 2nd paragraph, that

period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases,

notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed, and according to Visa Code

Art 23 3rd paragraph when additional documentation is needed in specific cases, the

period may be extended up to a maximum of 60 calendar days.

Decision

As soon as a decision has been made by the Embassy, the Embassy will send the

passport with the decision in a sealed envelope to the VFS center where the applicant

applied. VFS will then notify the applicant through email and/or telephone - and sms, if

the applicant has opted for this service.

If rejected: Please note that negative decisions on applications must be notified to the

applicant, and the decisions must state the reasons on which they are based. In cases

where an application is rejected, the applicant will receive a letter stating the reason for

the rejection.

Appeal

Please note that all applicants whose applications are refused have a right to appeal. If

the Embassy rejects an application, it it stated in the rejection letter how and where you

should send the appeal. Please note that if you appeal, you must appeal within three

weeks from the date on which notification of the administrative decision has reached

the party concerned, or from the date on which the applicant has or should have

obtained knowledge of the decision.

Duration of stay, visa validity and right of entry

Duration of stay

Your stay in the Schengen area cannot exceed the number of days in the “duration of

stay” field in the visa sticker.

Period of validity

From May 14, 2012 we add 15 days to the validity of the visa to allow you some

flexibility regarding when to enter and exit the Schengen area. This means that the

period of time between “from...until...” in the visa sticker will be 15 days longer than the

number of days printed in the “duration of stay” field.

Right of entry

The possession of a visa does not give you an automatic right of entry to a Schengen

country. 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 reason