• How to apply for a visa?
• Where to apply?
• Opening hours for lodging visa application
• What is a Schengen visa?
• Countries whose citizens do not require visa
How to apply for a visa?
If you would like to apply for a visa to Norway, you may obtain a visa application form by clicking HERE.
Pending the purpose of your journey to Norway, you will need to submit the following documentation when lodging your application:
• Your passport or travel document. Make sure that your passport is valid for at least 3 – three – months beyond your intended stay in Norway and that the passport has a blank page for a visa sticker. If you intend to return to Bulgaria after your stay in Norway, you must make sure that your visa/permit for the Bulgaria is valid for at least 3 – three – months beyond your stay in Norway
• Two recent passport size photographs.
• For a visit to your family/friends: Original letter of invitation, evidence of accommodation.
• For business trips: Letter of invitation from your foreign business partner explaining the nature and duration of stay applied for and whether it involves single, double or multiple entries (and evidence of accommodation, e.g. confirmed hotel reservation).
• Evidence of occupation/student status: Proof of your current occupation in Bulgaria, e.g. an original letter from your employer, your solicitor etc.
• Evidence that you have sufficient funds to support yourself during your stay, e.g. original recent bank statement, traveller's cheques, credit cards with credit limit statement. Please note that cash is not accepted.
Please note that in some cases further documents and guarantees may be required, such as evidence of accommodation, hotel reservation, etc.
The processing time of a visa depends on each individual case, and the price on what type of visa you have been granted. There is currently no fee for lodging a visa application.
Visas are issued free of charge to spouses or dependants of EU or EEA nationals. Relevant documentation such as original Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate (showing both parents’ names), and the dependants/spouses EU/EEA passports must be presented in such cases.
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Where to apply?
If you are not a resident in Bulgaria, you should apply for a Schengen visa to the Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.
If you want to visit one Schengen country, apply for visa to the Embassy or Consulate of that country. If you want to visit several Schengen countries, apply to the Embassy or Consulate of the country of your main destination. If you intend to visit several Schengen countries but do not have a main destination, you should apply to the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen country of your first port of entry.
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Opening hours for lodging visa application
You may lodge your application during consular opening hours, which are from Monday to Friday, between 10 am and 12 noon.
The Consular Section is closed on public and bank holidays.
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What is a Schengen Visa?
General Information regarding the Schengen Agreement
Please note that this visa information only applies to short-term visas for up to 3 months.
From 25th March 2001 Norway became part of the Schengen co-operation. This has had an impact on applications for visas. Generally, a visa for one of the countries in the Schengen area will be valid for a stay in all the other Schengen countries during the period for which the visa is valid. Over a period of six months, you are not permitted to spend more than a total of three months in the Schengen area.
Schengen visas are issued by: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
If you are not sure whether you require a visa to visit a particular Schengen country, please call the Schengen information line of the Embassy of that particular Schengen country. If you need further information regarding a visa for Norway, please call the Embassy.
The issue of Schengen visas is discretionary and depends on examination of each individual case, including purpose of visit and intention to return. If you intend to visit one of the Schengen countries for business, as a tourist or for personal/private visit, you must first obtain a Schengen visa. This enables you to visit any of, and move freely within, all of the above mentioned countries during one trip within the validity of the visa.
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Countries whose citizens do not require visa
A visa is not required, among others, for:
• Nordic citizens
• Foreign nationals with a valid passport from countries with which Norway has entered into a agreement waiving the visa requirement
• Persons with a valid Norwegian immigrant's passport
• Persons with a valid Norwegian travel document for refugees
• Persons with a residence permit in Norway
A visitor's visa may be granted for a tourist visit, family visit, official business, business trip, study visit or other purpose. A visitor's visa has a maximum duration of three months.
The application form for a visitor's visa may be obtained at a Norwegian foreign service mission in the applicant's country of residence. It can also be printed from the internet.
Nationals of the following countries are not required to have a visa prior to entry into Norway as of June 2003:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria
Belgium, Bermuda*, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria
Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic
Denmark,
El Salvador, Estonia
Finland, France
Germany, Greece, Guatemala
Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR-passport), Hungary
Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy
Japan
Korean Republic
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Macau (SAR-passport), Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua
Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal
Romania
San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay
Vatican State, Venezuela
* applies to holders of BDTC (Bermuda) passport
Those in possession of a diplomatic/service passport from the following countries are also exempt from the visa requirement:
Albania (applies only to the accredited ambassador to Norway and his or her spouse/children)
Macedonia
Morocco
Philippines (applies also to special passport)
Pakistan
Romania
Russia (applies only to the accredited ambassador to Norway and his or her spouse/children)
South Africa
Thailand
Turkey (applies also to special passport)
To make sure that the information is updated, please click here.
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