Norway visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Norway

Q: What documents do I need to enter Norway?

Passport validity: The UK government tells British nationals that Norway follows Schengen area rules: their passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date they arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen area. Travel insurance: Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: The European Commission's table of reference amounts says Norway assesses sufficient means on a case-by-case basis: NOK 300 per day with hosted or prepaid accommodation, NOK 1,300 per day without proof of accommodation, and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when more than one person travels.

Q: How long can I stay in Norway without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

Most travellers need a visa for Norway: 105 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 93 passports enter visa-free.

The UK government says Norway follows Schengen area rules, and EU nationals have the right to travel freely there. Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated to 30 December 2025), nationals of the countries in its Annex II, including the United States and the United Kingdom, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries in Annex I must hold a visa. Canada's travel advice says Svalbard, although Norwegian territory, is not part of the Schengen area.

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Visa for Norway — requirements summary

Visa-free: 93 (47%)
Visa required: 105 (53%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Norway, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Belize	Visa required	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Czechia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Denmark	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
Finland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
France	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Iceland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lithuania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Portugal	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Slovenia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Switzerland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa required	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Norway visa types, fees and processing times

Schengen short-stay visa

Embassy

Fee: 90 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Under the Schengen Visa Code as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415, children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Norway

Passport validity

10 years

The UK government tells British nationals that Norway follows Schengen area rules: their passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date they arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen area.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Norway travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

2 blank pages

Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

EUR 30,000.

Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The UK government tells British travellers that at Norwegian border control they may need to show a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and proof of travel insurance, and prove they have enough money for their stay.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Norway travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

NOK 300

The European Commission's table of reference amounts says Norway assesses sufficient means on a case-by-case basis: NOK 300 per day with hosted or prepaid accommodation, NOK 1,300 per day without proof of accommodation, and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when more than one person travels. The UK government tells British travellers they may need to prove they have enough money for their stay.

European Commission — Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: EES — Entry/Exit System (biometric registration)

The UK Foreign Office says that when you travel into the Schengen area for short stays you may need to register your biometric details, such as fingerprints and a photo, that on your first visit you may be asked to do so at a special booth before the immigration desk, that there is no cost for EES registration, and that you do not need to take any action before you arrive at the border.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Norway travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: ETIAS — European Travel Information and Authorization System

The EU's ETIAS site says an ETIAS travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of the 30 European countries concerned, but that ETIAS is currently not in operation, no applications are collected, and the EU will announce the start date several months before launch. The official site is travel-europe.europa.eu.

ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

A foreigner who intends to stay in Norway for more than three months without working must hold a residence permit; stays in other Schengen countries count as stays in Norway. Breaching § 55 first or second paragraph is punishable by a fine, up to six months' imprisonment, or both. A foreigner may be expelled for serious or repeated breaches of the Act or of the Border Act, for knowingly or grossly negligently giving materially false or clearly misleading information, or for evading a decision imposing a duty to leave. Expulsion bars later entry to Norway and the Schengen and EU area, permanently or for a limited period of at least one year. An entry ban given under § 66 first paragraph (a), (d) or (f) or second paragraph may be for one, two or five years, and for more than five years where public order or fundamental national interests make it necessary.

Lovdata — Immigration Act (utlendingsloven) of 15 May 2008 no. 35, § 108 Penalties✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

NOK 25,000

Norwegian Customs says that if you are bringing currency with a value corresponding to more than NOK 25,000 to or from Norway, you must notify Norwegian Customs; the rule applies to Norwegian and foreign notes, coins and other means of payment.

Norwegian Customs (Tolletaten) — Currency✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Norway visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

105

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa-free

47%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 63 passports

Understanding Norway visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Norway for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 105 passports (53%). 47% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (93 passports).

Entry categories for Norway

Visa-free entry: 93 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
Visa required: 105 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Norway

Passport validity: The UK government tells British nationals that Norway follows Schengen area rules: their passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date they arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen area.
Travel insurance: Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required.
Proof of funds: The European Commission's table of reference amounts says Norway assesses sufficient means on a case-by-case basis: NOK 300 per day with hosted or prepaid accommodation, NOK 1,300 per day without proof of accommodation, and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when more than one person travels.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Norway or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Norway visas

Do I need a visa for Norway?

EU nationals have the right to travel freely in Norway. Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated to 30 December 2025), nationals of the countries in its Annex II are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries in Annex I must hold a visa. The UK government tells British nationals they can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Norway, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Do I need a visa for Svalbard?

Canada's travel advice says Svalbard is Norwegian territory but not part of the Schengen area. You need a valid passport to enter it, and you must meet Schengen entry rules when you return to mainland Norway.

Does time in Norway count toward the Schengen 90/180-day limit?

EU law describes Norway as a non-EU member of the Schengen area. The UK government tells British nationals they can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Norway, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, and that visits to Schengen countries in the 180 days before you travel count towards your 90 days.

How long can UK citizens stay in Norway?

The UK government says British nationals can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Norway, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, and that the passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area.

Do I need ETIAS to visit Norway?

The EU says an ETIAS travel authorisation will be an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of the 30 European countries concerned, with a EUR 20 application fee, valid for up to three years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. It says ETIAS is currently not in operation, no applications are collected, and the start date will be announced several months before launch. The official site is travel-europe.europa.eu.

Do US citizens need a visa for Norway?

US citizens can visit Norway visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Norway?

UK citizens can visit Norway visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Norway?

German citizens can live and travel in Norway freely. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Norway?

Passport validity: The UK government tells British nationals that Norway follows Schengen area rules: their passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date they arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen area. Travel insurance: Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: The European Commission's table of reference amounts says Norway assesses sufficient means on a case-by-case basis: NOK 300 per day with hosted or prepaid accommodation, NOK 1,300 per day without proof of accommodation, and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when more than one person travels.

How long can I stay in Norway without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Norway without a visa?

93 of 198 passports can enter Norway visa-free (47%). and 105 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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