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Visa requirements for Norwegian citizens

Visa requirements for Norwegian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Norway. As of 1 January 2017, Norwegian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the Norwegian passport 4th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Austrian, Belgian, British, Dutch, French, Luxembourgish and Singaporean passports) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.

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As a member state of the European Economic Area, Norwegian citizens enjoy freedom of movement within the EEA. All European Union citizens and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nationals are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.

In order to travel to another country, a Norwegian citizen requires a passport, except within the Nordic Passport Union, where no identity card is formally required. An identity card such as a Norwegian driving license is however useful.

Norway is part of the Schengen Area, an area comprising 26 European states that have eliminated border controls with other Schengen members and strengthened border controls with non-Schengen countries. When travelling within the Schengen Area, other valid identity documentation (such as a driving licence or EHIC card) is often sufficient. Norway is expected to start issuing national identity cards from 1 April 2018. Citizens holding a national identity card, which states EEA or Swiss citizenship, can not only use it as an identity document within their home country, but also as a travel document to exercise the right of free movement in the EEA and Switzerland.

The Schengen area mostly functions as a single country for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy. Since 2001, the European Union has issued two lists regarding visas for the Schengen Area: a white list of countries whose nationals do not require visas (Annex II) and a black list of countries whose nationals do require visas (Annex I). As per Regulation No 539/2001 (amended by Regulation No 1289/2013) reciprocity is required from all Annex II countries and territories. That means that these countries must offer visa-free access for 90 days to citizens of Norway and the other Schengen member states.

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Visa requirements for Norwegian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:

Europe
  • Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
  • Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
  •  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
  • UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
  •  Gibraltar — Visa not required.
  •  Guernsey – Visa not required.
  •  Alderney – Visa not required.
  •  Sark – Visa not required.
  •  Isle of Man — Visa not required.
  •  Jersey – Visa not required.
  •  Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
  •  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
  •  South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
    • Africa
  •  Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
  •  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
  •  Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
    • Asia
  • Hainan — Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)
  •  Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
  •  Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
  •  Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
  •  Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
  •  Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
  • Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
  •  Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
  • Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
  • UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
  • Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
    • Caribbean and North Atlantic
  •  Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
  •  Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
  • Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
  •  Bermuda — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
  •  British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
  •  Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
  •  Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
  •  Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
  •  Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
  •  Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
  •  Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 90 days.
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
    • Oceania
  •  American Samoa — Visa not required (30 days for tourism).
  •  French Polynesia — Visa not required.
  •  Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
  •  New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
  •  Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
  •  Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
  •  Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
  •  Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.
    • South Atlantic and Antarctica
  •  Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  •  Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
  •  Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
  •  Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
  •  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
  • Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Ross Dependency.
  •  Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

    • Vaccination

    Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.

    Passport validity

    Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.

    Countries requiring passport validity of at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra - 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah - on arrival), Israel, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia, Zambia, countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Nauru, Panama, United Arab Emirates and countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand, South Africa. Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.

    Israeli stamps

    Visitors whose passports show evidence of a visit to Israel are not allowed to enter Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan, Syria and Yemen due to the Arab–Israeli conflict.

    Fingerprinting

    Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.

    References

    Visa requirements for Norwegian citizens Wikipedia
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