1. Working hours for visa applications:
Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo may apply for visas at the visa section of the Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina.
Visa applications are to be received from
Monday to Thursday between 10:00 – 12:00.
The visa section is closed on Fridays and public holidays (please see list of public holidays here).
2. Contact details for visa section:
Address:
Qyteza Pejton, Rr. Sejdi Kryeziu, nr. 6, Prishtina.
Tel:
+381 (0) 38 232 111 00
(Visa inquiries monday - thursday from 14:00-15:00)
Fax:
+ 381 (0) 38 232 111 22
NOTE: For more detailed information on the documentation required for specific visa or permit applications, please see the relevant pages of this section.
3. What kind of visas and permits are processed at the Embassy?
Short-term visas: A visitor's visa may be granted for a tourist visit, family visit, official business, business trip, study visit or other purpose. A visa for tourist or business purposes can be issued for one or more entries. As a main rule the visa will only be granted with one entry. If multiple entries are necessary this will have to be documented. The total duration of the stay may not exceed 90 days within the following six months.
Visas for long-term stays: If you intend to stay in Norway for more than 90 days, or if you are going to work while in Norway, you need a Residence or Work Permit. An application for Residence or Work Permit must be submitted at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Skopje, but will be forwarded by the Embassy to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) in Norway for consideration. The applicant has to stay in his/her home country until the permit has been granted by UDI. The visas issued can be national visas limited to one member country or residence permits allowing the applicant to travel to other Schengen countries.
Visas for transits: For travellers making a transit through the Schengen countries to a non-Schengen country a special transit visa can be issued for a maximum of five days' transit. For this type of visa the applicant should present the same kind of documents as mentioned above.
A visa for transit, providing admission to the international transit area of an airport (but not a stay in the country's actual territory) can be issued to citizens of certain countries or holders of travel documents issued in these countries. These visas can be obtained from the Embassy of the transit country, a valid passport and a plane ticket being sufficient documents to present at the application.
4. How to apply:
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kosovo - Prishtina has now started using the Norwegian Application Portal - an Internet-based visa application procedure. The new application procedure will result in shorter processing time, less queues at the Embassy, as well as making it easier for applicants to re-apply for subsequent visas. Applicants can also check the status of their applications online. Applicants using the Application Portal will be given priority.
Visa applicants who wish to apply for a visa at the Embassy in Prishtina may fill in the application form, pay the application fee and book an appointment on the secure Application Portal before submitting their supporting documents at the Embassy. It will still be possible to hand in paper applications. However, applicants who apply online will be given priority.
5. Permits and documents needed to visit or stay in Norway
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) has issued a set of fact sheets that will help you out. The fact sheets are published in several languages and cover the following areas:
• Visa: gives the holder permission to travel to Norway and the Schengen area for up to three months
• Work permit: entitles the holder to work in Norway. Different rules apply to nationals of different countries and to with people with different occupations
• Asylum: a person may have a right to asylum in Norway if he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her country of origin
• Settlement permit: entitles the holder to live and work in Norway permanently.
• Family reunification: means that a family member living abroad is allowed to come to Norway to live with one or more family members who already live here or intend to live here permanently
• Citizenship: affiliation with a state with rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis that state
• Residence permits for students: a foreign national who wishes to study in Norway may be granted a residence permit for this purpose.
Read more at www.udi.no
All foreign nationals who wish to come to Norway must have a valid passport or other identity documents which are recognized as a travel document.
Please be aware that the passport or the residence permit in Kosovo should be valid for three months beyond the intended stay in Norway, and that there should be at least two empty pages especially assigned for Visa/and/or permits stickers.
Please note:
All applications will be considered upon their own merits and on the information given in each individual case the Embassy has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than those submitted by the applicant it is formally forbidden to change travel destination or aim of travel after the visa has been issued holders of Schengen visas are still subject to immigration control upon first entry into a Schengen country and are therefore not guaranteed automatic entry when they hold a valid Schengen visa.The embassy encourage applicants to handle in their visa applications in due time before their departure for Norway.
What travelers should bring along when traveling to Norway after a visa is granted?
- Passport
- The Visa approval letter is issued by the Norwegian Embassy or by the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) (if available)
- The guarantee form
- The invitation letter
- Travel Insurance
- Money (money to cover expenses; 150 EURO as minimum)