Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Visa holders prevented from departing Norway can have their visas extended free of charge

Persons who are in Norway on a visitor’s visa, and who are not able to leave the country due to the closed air space, can extend their visas free of charge.

The applications shall be submitted to the police, see www.politi.no for contact information.


It is not possible to extend a visitor’s visa beyond 90 days. In such situations we ask the visa holder to contact the police. A stay beyond 90 days due to this particular circumstance will not have a negative effect on future applications. However, we remind that visa holders are obligated to leave the Schengen area at the first opportunity if the visa has expired.

Norwegian Immigration Directorate (UDI



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