Norway’s Longyearbyen is visa-free for Chinese citizens. Do I need a visa to work?

Q:

I recently read a piece of information in the newspaper about a city in Norway called Longyearbyen. It's very close to the North Pole. Many Thais go to work there, and I want to go there, but I don’t know what procedures are required to work there. It is said online that Longyearbyen is visa-free for Chinese citizens and they can stay and work there for a long time. But I just don’t know what procedures are required. I would like to ask everyone who knows to help me. Thanks.

Answer:

Chinese citizens are visa-free, but you still have to go out. The flight can usually be from Beijing to Oslo, Norway, and then from Oslo to Sri Lanka northwest of Longyearbyen. Valbard Airport.

Although it is visa-free, you have to pass through Oslo, so you also need a transit visa for half of Norway. Unless you go elsewhere, what I saw online basically follows this route. It is said that there are people from 42 countries there. But whether you can make money is very questionable, and the weather can be quite bad there. There is extreme daylight.

The "Svalbard Treaty" only targets the islands, but if you want to go there, you will definitely need to apply for a visa when flying from Oslo. If not, it’s unclear where else to go. Now that China has joined, we can definitely stay and work there for a long time.