Visit Visa Norway Details (From Pakistan)

Important information to visa applicants:
Due to Norways international obligations a decision cannot be taken on the spot. Applicants are kindly requested to apply at least one month before they plan to travel.

A decision made by the Embassy will normally take 3 – 5 weeks. During the high-season (from approximately mid April to end September) the processing time might be a little longer. If the application has to be sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), a decision can on average take 3 months.

If the application is rejected an appeal can be made and must be sent to the Embassy within 3 weeks from the date of receiving the Embassy’s decision. The appeal must be in English, signed, be on A4 size paper and be delivered in duplicate with enclosures.

How to apply:
Please note that the Norwegian Embassy, from 20.07.2009 has changed the routines for applying for visas and other permits. Applications are from this date to be lodged at the offices of Gerry's FedEx.

Conditions for visa:

•You must have a valid passport, which must be valid at least three months after expiry of visa. All applicants must agree to deposit their passport at the Embassy while their application is being processed.
•You must have enough money to cover both travel and stay in Schengen. If you cannot document that, you have enough money to cover your stay you might be stopped at the border even if you have a valid visa.
•You need an economic guarantee from the person inviting you if you cannot document that you have enough yourself. For more information, see below under "guarantee".
•You must have legal return permit to your country of origin, or to another country where you have valid residence permit.
•You must have the intention to leave Norway/Schengen when your visa is expiring. Your application will be rejected if the Norwegian Immigration authorities have reason to believe that you will stay in Norway/Schengen after the expiry of the visa.
•You must not be registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) as unwanted by any Schengen countries.
•You must have a health insurance that fullfils the Schengen requirements for insurance. For more information regarding the requirements, see "Health Insurance".

Guarantee:
If the applicant himself/herself cannot document that, he/she has enough money to cover both travel and stay in Schengen, the person inviting from Norway can make a guarantee. This guarantee has to be made on a special form, and stamped by the police in Norway. The person guaranteeing must present documentation of identity, permit to stay in Norway and documentation that he/she has enough income to be a guarantor. The guarantee form can be found under: "Application Forms".

Please note that the guarantee form is just a documentation that the person applying for visa will have enough money to cover travel and stay to Schengen. It is not a guarantee that the applicant will leave Schengen on the expiry of the visa.

Documentation of money to cover travel and stay is just one of several conditions for a visa. This means that a visa application might be rejected even if the person inviting has presented an economic guarantee.

What kind of documents you need to bring:
Initial remark: It is the applicant´s responsibility to present all the required documents and fill out the application form before the interview at the Embassy. If an applicant cannot read or write assistance will be provided for by the staff at the visa section.

Missing documents must be presented within 2 weeks after the application has been lodged.
If they are not submitted within the deadline, the Embassy will make a decision based on the documents at hand.

For all kind of visit visa applications:

•Application form, in duplicate, filled in block letters.
•Family tree form (see "Application Forms" "Family tree") for one self, parents and parents-in-law.
•Three new photos not older than six months. The photos must have white background and be 35-40 mm in width. For all details see: "Photo requirement".
•Original passport, which must be valid at least three months after expiry of visa. Old and expired passports must also be submitted.
•Two copies of passport from page 1-4.
•Two copies of ID-card, both sides.
•Original + one copy of bank statement for the last six months, if you have a bank account. In addition applicants are required to submit copy of bank statement for the previous year.
•Property documents, with two copies, if you have any. English translation of documents must be provided.
•Two copies of Nikah Nama with English translation.
•Proof of employment which mentiones how long the applicant has been employed by his/hers employer. The employer must confirm that the applicant is granted leave of absence from his/hers work for the relevant number of days.
•If the applicant runs his own business, he/she must present proof of registration of the business with the relevant authorities and English translation of the documents
•Salary slips for the last 3 months
•Tax papers for the previous two years