Visit World - Polish Citizens Traveling to Norway: Entry Rules, Visa Requirements & Regulations

If you do not need a visa to enter, the total period of stay in the country should not exceed 90 days in 180 days. This applies to cases when you travel as a tourist, visit family or friends, attend business meetings, cultural or sporting events.

You can split your 90-day stay in Norway into several visits and travel freely here and there. If you have been in the Schengen area for the last 90 days, you need to check when entry will be available and how many days you can stay. The visa calculator will help with it.

Citizens of Albania, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Ukraine are required to have biometric passports for entry. If you are from Serbia, your documents cannot be issued by the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia or the Coordination Administration to cross the border.

Travelers from Hong Kong must have SAR or BN passports (0).

Macau citizens also need a SAR passport to enter, and Taiwanese tourists need an ID number.

Finally, if you are from Vanuatu, your passport must be issued by May 25, 2015. This only applies to the period from May 4, 2022 to February 3, 2023.

In addition, visa-free entry into the country applies to the following categories of citizens:

Persons with a residence permit in Norway;
Persons who have a residence permit in a Schengen country because they have a family member who is a citizen of another EU / EEA country. They must have a residence card and a passport.
Persons who have a residence permit in Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria or Romania because they have a family member who is a citizen of another EU / EEA country and are going to travel to Norway with a family member or meet a family member in Norway. They must have a residence card and a passport.
School students living in an EU country and taking part in a school excursion.

If your permanent residence permit has expired (valid category D visa), you must leave Norway and the Schengen area. Then you are allowed to return to the country and stay for 90 days.

In the case of a visa-free border crossing, you must have 500 Norwegian krone for each day of your stay in Norway. You may be asked to document this when entering the Schengen area, for example by presenting cash, credit cards or prepaid accommodation and transport documents. If you're staying with family or friends, you don't need to have that much money. Another option for proof of solvency is a financial guarantee from the person you intend to visit.

Note that Norway has stopped issuing visas to Russians.

Usually most countries do not need an airport transit visa. At the same time, there are exceptions for certain nationalities. For more details, please follow the link.

If you intend to enter Norway with dogs, cats or ferrets, it is possible under the following conditions:

ID marking;
There must be a valid vaccination against rabies;
Dogs should be treated against echinococcus;
Passport must be available
No more than five animals.

You can find more detailed information on crossing the border with animals on the state website.

Necessary numbers for help:

110 - fire department;

112 - police;

113 - ambulance.

If you are a tourist and do not live in Norway, there is no specific limit on the cost of what you can temporarily take with you to Norway as luggage. Examples of such luggage are clothes, computers, mobile phones, jewelry and other things that can be used during your stay and that you bring from Norway.

At the same time, if you are transporting more than 25,000 Norwegian krone or the equivalent in another currency to or from Norway, you must notify Norwegian customs. If you do not report, you will be fined 20 percent of the total amount or reported to the police.

More information on the country's customs policy can be found here.

If you want to drive in Norway and have a driver's license issued in an EU / EEA country, you can use them in Norway as long as they are valid. Driving licenses from most countries outside the EU / EEA can be used in Norway for up to three months.

The minimum age for rent is 19 years. When traveling by car, remember that Norway is the longest country in Europe. Therefore, there are many national scenic routes (marked with a special road sign), which can be found at the link.

Roads often run through rocky terrain and sharp turns. You should always drive slowly and carefully. Remember that the brakes can become very hot during long descents.

Due to weather conditions, mountain passes are sometimes closed. The low beam headlights are a must at all times, even on the brightest summer day. These include mopeds and motorcycles. If your car is right-hand drive, you should use black triangles on the headlights so as not to dazzle other drivers.

In the event of an accident, emergency telephones can be found in mountainous areas and in tunnels. There are three largest roadside assistance companies in Norway for round-the-clock rescue or technical assistance:

NAF: (+47) 23 21 31 00

Falck: (+47) 02 222

Viking: (+47) 06 000

All Norwegian diplomatic missions in different countries can be found here: https://www.norway.no/.

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