Tip 1: How to get a visa to Norway

Tip 1: How to get a visa to Norway



If you are a citizen of the Russian Federation and decide to visit Norway, you will need a Schengen visa. Get visa application it is possible through the travel agency, where youbuy a tour, or independently, by contacting the Consular Section of the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow, the Consulate General in St. Petersburg or Murmansk, or the Honorary Consulate in Arkhangelsk. Questionnaire on visa application is filled in on the website of the consulate. Preliminary record is not present, documents are submitted in the order of the general turn.





How to get a visa to Norway


















You will need




  • - Passport valid for at least 3 months from the date of return from the trip;
  • - a copy of the passport of the passport;
  • - a questionnaire filled out on-line at the consulate's website;
  • - color photograph, size 3x4x4;
  • - a copy of the internal passport and a page with a residence permit;
  • - the original and a copy of the health insurance policy valid on the territory of the Schengen countries. The amount of coverage must be at least 30 000 euros;
  • - a certificate from the employer on the company letterhead with an indication of the position and salary.
  • Confirmation of the availability of financial resources required for a trip, at a rate of 50 euros per person per day;
  • - students need to attach a certificate from the school and a copy of the student's card;
  • - pensioners must present a copy of the pension certificate;
  • - all non-working citizens need to be provided withsponsorship letter from a relative sponsoring the trip, a photocopy of the reversal of his internal passport and a certificate from the place of employment on the letterhead indicating the position and salary;
  • - confirmation of the hotel reservation for the whole stay. It can be an original, a copy, a fax, printouts from the Internet;
  • - round-trip tickets;
  • - description of the itinerary in English, Norwegian or Swedish;
  • - If the trip is planned for a private car, you need an international insurance - Green Card, a copy of the driver's license and a copy of the technical passport.




Instructions





1


Before you start filling out the questionnaire,you must register on the site. Your personal information will be stored in the database of the consular department and can be used for further application for a visa.





2


Please fill in the form in English. After you fill out the application form and pay the consular fee with the help of a bank card, it will be automatically sent to the consular section, and you will be able to choose a convenient reception time at the consulate.





3


For Minor TravelersFor Childrenup to the age of 18 the same rules apply as for adults. A separate questionnaire is required for each child. A copy of the birth certificate should be attached to the main package of documents, even if the child has an internal and foreign passport. If the children are entered in the passport of one of the parents, a separate visa will be pasted into this passport. Children who have reached the age of 14 are required to have a personal passport.





4


If the child travels accompanied byone of the parents or a third person, a notarized power of attorney is required to remove the child from the second parent or parents and its photocopy, as well as a copy of the turn of the internal passport of the principal.




























Tip 2: How to apply for a visa to Norway



Norway is not among the states,who signed the Schengen Agreement, therefore, a separate visa is required to visit this country. You can get it yourself by providing the required documents to the Consular Section.





How to apply for a visa in Norway








Instructions





1


Visit the official website of the Norwegian Embassy inMoscow. There, in the section "Visa to Norway" online fill out the application form, for this click "Application Portal Norway". Write in English or Norwegian. If you are unable to fill out the questionnaire online, print it out and submit it to the Consular Section on paper.





2


Make sure that your passport is valid for at least three months from the time you return to Russia.





3


Make one color photo. Its size should be 3 by 4 cm (or 4 by 6, both are acceptable), the background behind the face is light, the head should occupy 70-80% of the photo.





4


Book a hotel, campsite or hostel for the entire period of your stay. Confirm the reservation of the number (or several, if you stay in different places) attach to the general package of documents.





5


Formulate a medical insurance policy for travelers traveling abroad with a minimum insurance amount equivalent to 30,000 euros. The period of validity of the policy should not be less than the entire period of stay in Norway.





6


Get in the organization's accounting department, where youwork, a certificate of a vacation with pay for your stay in Norway. The document must be printed on the official letterhead of the company and stamped and signed by the authorized person.





7


Ask the bank where you have a settlement account, an extract or purchase traveler's checks. The consular department does not establish the amount of confirmation of the availability of funds for the duration of the trip.





8


Write a detailed description of your itinerary for Norway with dates and locations. This document is issued on a separate sheet of A4 format in any form.





9


If you plan to travel in Norway by private car, provide a green card and copies of drivers' licenses for all drivers.





10


Pay the visa fee for the visa. It is 1,400 rubles. Payment is made in cash at the Consulate.












Tip 3: How to immigrate to Norway



The population of Norway is included in the so-called"Golden billion" of the world's population, i.е. life in this country has a high index of economic stability and social security. Accordingly, a lot of people want to call Norway their second homeland. But the Norwegian government does not want to take care of unnecessary mouths and conducts a tough immigration policy. How can you immigrate to Norway?





How to immigrate to Norway








You will need




  • - photocopy of all pages of the Russian passport;
  • - Foreign passport, if there were old foreign passports, then it is necessary to attach the canceled ones;
  • - 2 color photos in the size 3,5 х 4,5;
  • - certificate from work (on the company letterhead with the indication of the company details, position, salary);
  • - an extract from the bank account or Traveler's checks for the amount of 50 Euro per day per person;
  • - an invitation to enter Norway: business, private, tourist;
  • - a copy of the pension certificate and sponsorship certificate;
  • - for students: certificate from studies plus sponsorship certificate;
  • - for single parents traveling with children: a notarized power of attorney for the removal of a child or a copy of a single mother's certificate or a certificate from the police that it is impossible to locate the father or a death certificate, etc .;
  • - hotel reservation, camping, etc .;
  • - ticket reservation (round trip);
  • - medical insurance.




Instructions





1


Marry a Norwegian citizen. To date, this is the most popular way to become a Norwegian citizen. Naturally, only a few enter into such a marriage for love, more often such a marriage is fictitious. And fictitious marriages are expensive, so the average Russian can not afford it. In such cases, foreign dating sites are used. Women have more chances to marry, because the low social status of the wife is not an obstacle for the Norwegian. In the case of men, everything, usually the other way around.





2


Get refugee status. This option you can only consider if you can prove harassment on the part of the authorities or persecution on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in your direction, as well as a threat to your life and health in your homeland. If you can confirm this, then contact NOAS, a special organization for refugees in Norway. You will need to register with the police, take a medical check and write a written explanation of why you are applying for asylum in Norway. People from areas of hostilities or African countries are more likely to obtain refugee status.





3


Get a working visa with permission to settle. Without knowledge of English or Norwegian you can not count on prestigious work, but even on seasonal work, which Norwegians do not want to do themselves, migrant workers receive wages, higher than their earnings at home.











Tip 4: How easy is it to get a Schengen



Schengen visa will be required for any tourist,planning a trip to European countries - thanks to the internal visa-free regime it is easy to move between countries, but it is problematic to enter the zone of the agreement from Russia. But some countries are more likely to issue a visa, and this can greatly facilitate your life.





How is it easier to get a Schengen







In which country do I enter

Schengen agreement is supported for thisthe twenty-five countries of Europe - Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Malta and Switzerland. Getting a visa to any of them will automatically open you borders with all the rest. It will be most likely to get a visa with Italy, Spain, Finland, Greece and Portugal - the consulates of these countries least carp at the registration of documents by our compatriots. It is better to submit documents in advance; Despite the fact that the time for consideration of the application can be five to six days, no one guarantees the absence of delays and an unplanned increase in the processing time of the securities. At the height of the season, a queue of those wishing to enter the country is formed - sometimes a month in advance, and in order not to disrupt the planned trip, do not postpone the receipt of a visa at the last moment.

What you need to get a Schengen visa

To obtain an entry permit,passport, old or canceled passports, copies of all pages of the usual internal passport, counting the first and last, two color photos 3,5х4,5 cm, completed questionnaire (the form can be obtained from the embassy of the country or, as a rule, downloaded on the site); a certificate from the workplace, an extract from the bank about the status of your account and a confirmation of the issued medical insurance. A number of documents require a notarized translation, there are special requirements for photographs and filling out questionnaires - all this information is provided by the consulate or travel agencies involved in issuing visas. In essence, for a normal and easy reception of a Schengen visa you will need to prove that: a) you are going to rest, that is, you have a travel route and a reserved room at the hotel or a package tour purchased from the travel agency, b) you can cover all expenses for the time your stay in the country, which is confirmed by bank records and c) you are going to return home, because here you have a family, real estate, property and work. And the whole package of documents is aimed precisely at checking these three postulates.