Norway visa and entry requirements

The UK government tells British nationals that Norway follows Schengen area rules: their passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date they arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day they plan to leave the Schengen area.

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No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.

No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The UK government tells British travellers that at Norwegian border control they may need to show a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and proof of travel insurance, and prove they have enough money for their stay.

The European Commission's table of reference amounts says Norway assesses sufficient means on a case-by-case basis: NOK 300 per day with hosted or prepaid accommodation, NOK 1,300 per day without proof of accommodation, and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when more than one person travels. The UK government tells British travellers they may need to prove they have enough money for their stay.

• EES — Entry/Exit System (biometric registration) — The UK Foreign Office says that when you travel into the Schengen area for short stays you may need to register your biometric details, such as fingerprints and a photo, that on your first visit you may be asked to do so at a special booth before the immigration desk, that there is no cost for EES registration, and that you do not need to take any action before you arrive at the border. (at the border on first entry) travel-europe.europa.eu ↗(opens in a new tab)
• ETIAS — European Travel Information and Authorization System — The EU's ETIAS site says an ETIAS travel authorisation is an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals travelling to any of the 30 European countries concerned, but that ETIAS is currently not in operation, no applications are collected, and the EU will announce the start date several months before launch. The official site is travel-europe.europa.eu. (before travel, once etias starts) travel-europe.europa.eu ↗(opens in a new tab)

A foreigner who intends to stay in Norway for more than three months without working must hold a residence permit; stays in other Schengen countries count as stays in Norway. Breaching § 55 first or second paragraph is punishable by a fine, up to six months' imprisonment, or both. A foreigner may be expelled for serious or repeated breaches of the Act or of the Border Act, for knowingly or grossly negligently giving materially false or clearly misleading information, or for evading a decision imposing a duty to leave. Expulsion bars later entry to Norway and the Schengen and EU area, permanently or for a limited period of at least one year. An entry ban given under § 66 first paragraph (a), (d) or (f) or second paragraph may be for one, two or five years, and for more than five years where public order or fundamental national interests make it necessary.

• Municipal overnight levy (overnattingsavgift) under the Visitor Contribution Act — 3 percent of the price paid for the overnight stay, excluding VAT, in municipalities that introduce the levy by regulation. Paid at the accommodation.

  From 1 July 2026, a municipal council may introduce, by regulation, an overnight levy of 3 percent of the price paid for the overnight stay, excluding VAT. It applies to rooms, flats, cabins, houses and similar at hotels, hotel ships, hostels and other accommodation, including private letting, where the guest has the place between midnight and 6 a.m. and for under 30 consecutive days. The seller calculates it, collects it from the customer and pays it to the municipality where the stay takes place.

  Exemptions: The levy covers only stays where the customer has the accommodation between 24.00 and 6.00 and for under 30 consecutive days.

Norwegian Customs says that if you are bringing currency with a value corresponding to more than NOK 25,000 to or from Norway, you must notify Norwegian Customs; the rule applies to Norwegian and foreign notes, coins and other means of payment.

• Norwegian Customs says the alcohol quota is 1 litre of spirits, 1.5 litres of wine and 2 litres of beer, and that for tourists residing outside Norway the tobacco quota is 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco; you must be at least 18 to bring beer, wine and tobacco products and at least 20 for beverages over 22% alcohol.
• Norwegian Customs says that if you bring more than the quota you must declare the amount that exceeds it, that the import of beverages with an alcohol content exceeding 60% is prohibited, and that new tobacco and nicotine products not approved in Norway, such as nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products, may not be imported.