Anyone can submit an application for visa or residence/work permit. Please note that the passport or the residence permit in Ukraine should be valid for three months beyond the intended stay in Norway, and that there should be at least two empty pages especially assigned for visa and/or permit stickers.
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kiev issues Schengen visas to citizens and residents of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova for travel to Norway. We also handle applications for work, study and residence permits. Such applications are received at the Embassy and forwarded electronically for processing by the Norwegian immigration authorities (Directorate of Immigration, UDI).
A visa is a permit to enter and stay in Norway for a limited period of time. Citizens of Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus require a valid visa when entering Norway.
Norway is a member of the Schengen cooperation. Nationals of countries participating in this cooperation may travel freely between the member countries. The same applies to foreign nationals holding a residence permit in one of the member countries, or that have been granted a visitor’s visa (up to 90 days duration) to the Schengen area. The 25 member states are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
By agreement, the Embassy of France in Minsk is authorized to issue Schengen visas to Norway for citizens and residents of the Republic of Belarus.
For more information about Norwegian visas, permits and immigration policy, please confer the web-pages of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).
Applicants are advised not to buy a ticket until a visa decision has been made.