How to apply for a Norwegian visa?

Personal application process for a Norwegian visa:

The first step is to log in to the embassy website and download the corresponding visa application form and corresponding template form text file;

Documents required for a Norwegian visa:

1. Private passport from Mainland China

2. Two 2-inch (3.5cmx4.5cm) white background color photos taken within the past 6 months

3. Copy of ID card

4. Proof of long-term residence

5. Copy of entire household registration book

6. Original marriage certificate, original neighborhood committee certificate (required for self-employed and unemployed)

7. Copy of employment certificate and unit certificate (employed)/Income source description and signature (freelance and unemployed)/Retirement certificate Original (retirees)/school certificate (students)

8. Proof of assets: Freelancers and students, students and children under the age of 18 must provide additional relevant certificates

9. Proof of itinerary: Original travel certificate and overseas medical insurance

10. Visa application form

11. Students and children under 18 years old:

1. If traveling with parents: provide birth certificate The original notarized medical certificate (in both Chinese and English) and the original certification certificate. The child must be the main applicant for notarization, and the notarization certificate for students and children under 10 years old must indicate the legal representative information, parents’ names, and birth dates. Date, home address, etc.; 2. Traveling with only one parent or parents not traveling: (1) Provide the original notarized medical certificate of birth (in Chinese and English) and the original certification. The child must be the main applicant for notarization and must be 10 years old. The notarized kinship certificate for the following students and children must indicate the legal representative information, including the parents’ names, dates of birth, home addresses, etc.; (2) Parents who are not traveling need to provide the original notarized certificate of entrustment and authenticate it. Note on sample power of attorney: The Certification Office will not accept notarial deeds with the following conditions: (1) The person’s name seal is printed on the inside cover page of the notarial certificate; (2) The official seal of the notary office is printed on the inside blank page; (3) The name seal is hollow or has a border, the name seal overlaps with the notary office seal, and there are stains in the blank space; (4) The steel seal of the notarial certificate does not penetrate the entire document, and the handwriting is unclear.

The second step, use Visa/master card to pay online

The third step, go to the embassy/visa center to submit the visa application materials, pay the visa fee and visa service fee

The fourth step, wait for visa processing

The fifth step, receive the visa

Norway visa processing time:

According to Schengen visa regulations, the visa A decision on the application should generally be made within 15 calendar days. The visa office can usually process a visa application within 7 calendar days. However, during the peak visa application season from May to August, the processing time may be extended, and we will generally make a decision on the visa application within 10 calendar days. Please note that the visa processing time is calculated from the date the embassy receives the visa application, not the date the materials are submitted to the Norwegian Visa Application Center.

Visa application materials will usually be forwarded to the embassy on the next working day