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On this page you can find information about what visa or permit to apply for. Please read the information carefully before applying.
The appendixes referred to describe which documents that should be enclosed together with the application for the different types of visas. You will find links to all the appendixes in the text or in the right column.
Here you will also find links to Application forms and Questionnaire A-D required for the different purposes of a short term C-visa, as listed at the bottom of appendix 1. The applicant should in addition to the appendix, fill in one of questionnaires A-C, depending on the purpose of the short stay visit. If a resident of Norway is inviting, he/she should fill in questionnaire D.
The Embassy will decide on the application for a B or C within ten working days after it has been submitted, and for a D visa within four weeks.
- Family/Friend/Tourist/Business or Transit visa
If you intend to stay in Norway/Iceland/Schengen for less than 90 days to visit family or friends, or for business and/or tourist purposes, you are advised to apply for a visa. The maximum period of stay is 90 days. For documents required please see Appendix 1 ( ENGLISH -UKRAINIAN) and remember to enclose and fill in the relevant available questionnaire listed at the bottom.
The Embassy will decide on the application for a C visa within ten working days after it has been submitted.If a visa is granted, it will normally be issued within this period. Within 10 working days one of 3 types of the decisions will be produced:
1. Decision to grant visa (passport with visa can be received between 10.00 and 12.00 any working day at the visa section)
2. Decision about rejection. In this case the applicant will receive rejection letter by post with explanation of the reasons for rejection and notification about appeal procedure. Reasons for rejection do not discussed by phone. The applicant can state arguments against the decision in the letter of appeal sent by post. In case of rejection the applicant or person with power of attorney should receive passport within 3 months after the date of the decision.
3. Decision to forward the application to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for further processing in Norway. For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
- Residence/Work permit. Family reunion.
If you intend to stay in Norway for more than 90 days or if you intend to work, you are advised to apply for a residence/work permit. Applications for residence permits will always be forwarded to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for decision. For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. Also confer Norwegian Directorate of Immigration – residence and work information. For documents required please see Appendix 2 (ENGLISH- UKRAINIAN). The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
- Getting married in Norway
From October 1st 2006 it is no longer possible to apply for a residence/work permit while visiting Norway on a short term C-visa (Press release from AID in Norwegian). Ukrainian citizens who get married in Norway carrying a short term C-visa will have to return to Ukraine to apply for a residence/work permit with purpose of family reunification. If you intend to get married to a Norwegian while in Norway, you are therefore advised to apply for a residence/work permit with intention of entering into marriage. Applications for residence permits will always be forwarded to the Directorate of Immigration for decision. For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. For documents required please see Appendix 2 (ENGLISH - UKRAINIAN). The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
- Entry visa for further reunification with spouse in Norway
The embassy might in exceptional cases, issue a 7 days’ D-visa with the purpose to reunificate with spouse in Norway. If you are married to a Norwegian and intend to stay in Norway for more than 90 days, you can apply for such an an entry visa (ref. RS 2003-015 in Norwegian). A 7 days’ D-visa will only be granted if the Embassy has been provided with documents which prove that the relationship is of a long lasting and serious character. If the Norwegian citizen previously has been married to a foreigner from a country that needs visa to Norway, or the Ukrainian citizen has been previously married to a Norwegian citizen, a 7 days’ D-visa will not be granted.
New regulations have been issued regarding required documentation from the Norwegian spouse (Click here for information in Norwegian). For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. For documents required please see Appendix 3 (ENGLISH - UKRAINIAN). Term of consideration - 4 weeks. The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
If you intend to study in Norway you are advised to apply for a residence/study permit. Applications for residence/study permits will always be forwarded to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for decision. For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. Also confer Norwegian Directorate of Immigration – residence and work information. For documents required please see Appendix 5 (ENGLISH- UKRAINIAN). The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
If you are specialist, has sufficient funds and consider that you are able to search for employment in Norway according to your education and qualifications, you may apply for entry job seeker's visa. For documents required please see Appendix 4 (ENGLISH - UKRAINIAN). Terms of consideration - from 4 weeks till 2-3 months in some cases.
The Embassy informs that during February 2007 Appendix 4 will be edited.
Anyone can submit an application for a work/study entry visa in order to apply for an according permit in Norway. For documents required please see Appendix 4 (ENGLISH - UKRAINIAN). However, in all these cases the applicant will still have to submit and pay for an application upon arrival to Norway. The applicant will be pending for the final decision in Norway with possible limitations in work or studies. Terms of consideration - from 4 weeks till 2-3 months in some cases.The Embassy therefore recommends the applicant to apply for a residence/work/study permit from the country of main residence. For documents required please see Appendix 2 (ENGLISH - UKRAINIAN) and Appendix 5 (ENGLISH- UKRAINIAN). Applications for residence/work/study permits will always be forwarded to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for decision. For expected time upon decision, please confer UDI's web page. The Embassy will inform the applicant by phone or in written about final decision.
For further information on the different types of visas and purposes of travel confer Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) visas.