1) Norway is a member of Schengen together with Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Greece. A Schengen visa issued by the authorities of any of these countries is valid for travel to all the other Schengen countries within the number of days stated in the visa. The United Kingdom is not a member of Schengen.
2) A visa is not guaranteed even if all requirements are met. Additional documents or information may be requested during the application process. No prospects will be made concerning the outcome of the application process.
3) The processing time for a visa application (business or tourism) will usually be 2-3 weeks, but may reach 4 months if the Embassy finds it necessary or is instructed to send the application to Norway for processing. A visa may be issued up to three months in advance.
4) All supporting documents, including bank statements and letters from employers, must be written in English or translated into English by an agency at the applicants expense before the application is filed.
5) The applicant is responsible for completing and signing the application and supplying necessary supporting documents. Failing to do so will lead to delays and may result in the application being rejected or put aside.
6) Applicants who choose to change their travel arrangements after the Embassy has issued the visa, must pay a second full visa fee for the issueing of a new visa sticker. If the changes to the travel arrangements are major, a new application must be filed.
7) Visa applications shall be filed at the Embassy of the country which is the main destination of the journey. This will usually be the country where the applicant will be staying the longest period of time or - in the case of equally long stays in several countries - the first Schengen country to be visited.
8) Applications will be rejected if there is reason to believe that the applicant has provided false or misleading information concerning the purpose or destination of their travel - without consideration of why this has been done. Such a rejection may prejudice future applications.
9) Multiple entry visas will not be granted unless the applicant has previous visiting visas to Schengen in his passport, and only if the need for a multiple entry visa is proven through the supporting documents.
10) Business travellers are advised to avoid going to Norway during Christmas (December 22nd to January 3rd) and Easter (moveable March/April) unless specifically invited to Norway during these periods by their host companies. Tourist visitors may find that shops and tourist attractions, in some cases also hotels, close during parts of the above mentioned periods.
11) This list is not exhaustive.