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. Norwegian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 183 countries and territories, ranking the Norwegian passport 6th overall in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
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 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. However, an identity card such as a Norwegian driving licence is 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 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 and a black list of countries whose nationals do require visas. As per Regulation No 539/2001 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.

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Visa requirements

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

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

Europe

Travellers with Artsakh visa or evidence of travel to Artsakh will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.

Consular protection of Norwegian citizens abroad

According to the Helsinki treaty, public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries are to assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned.