How to get a Norway visa from South Africa

• This visa is for the purpose of sightseeing, vacationing and other recreational activities in Norway.
• The Norway tourist visa allows tourists visit relatives and friends.
• Applicants are not allowed to take up work with this type of visa.
• You are not allowed to study in any institution of study during your stay in Norway.
• Children under 18 years, travelling alone will need both parents to sign the visa application.
• A letter of invitation from your host in Norway which clearly states your host's home address is needed. Your host will be required to provide valid means of identification.
• You'll need to show proof that you are in good health condition by providing a valid medical report.
• Your fingerprints must have been registered during the visa application process.
• The visa is usually processed for about 15 days.
• This visa costs €60 for South Africans 12 years and above, €35 for children between 6-11 and is free for children under 6.
• The visa has a stay of 90 days and have a validity of 90 days as well.
• Failure to leave on expiry of visa will lead to deportation from Norway.

• An airport transit visa allows its holder join a connecting flight from Norway to an intended destination country.
• This visa will only allow you to stay in the airport's transit zone and does not entitle you to enter Norway.
• The visa and flight ticket of your destination country is required.
• You are not allowed to work or enroll into a university with this visa.
• You'll be required to provide proof that you are in the best health condition.
• Original birth certificate of minors will be important when applying for this type of visa.
• Your passport must have at least 2 blank pages for visa.
• Two recent photographs that meet the visa application requirements.
• Travel insurance policy that covers medical emergencies is needed.
• You'll be required to provide documents detailing your onward trip. This document could be return flight ticket and visa for the country you're travelling to.
• This visa is valid for 24 hours and it expires as soon as the holder leaves the country.
• It takes 15 days to process.

• This type of visa allows people to undertake business activities while in Norway.
• With a business visa, you can attend meetings, trade fairs and conferences in Norway.
• You must have a passport that is valid for at least three months after the end of your visit. The passport must be issued within the last ten years.
• A signed invitation from the company in Norway inviting you for business purpose must be attached to your application.
• Proof of any preexisting business relationship with the inviting company is important.
• You'll be required to show proof of being financially capable of taking care of your needs while in Norway. This proof must show you can spend at least NOK 500 for each day of your stay in Norway. Alternatively, if you're being sponsored by someone or an organization in Norway, you'll need to present a proof of financial guarantee.
• The certificate of business registration of the company you are meeting with in Norway is required to complete your visa application.
• A valid resident permit is required for non South Africans.
• If you are less than the age of 18, your visa application form should be signed by both your parents.
• Proof from your local doctor in South Africa that you are in good health condition is required.
• A letter from your current employer in South Africa stating that he/she is aware of your business leave.
  
• You'll be required to submit a valid travel insurance.
• The visa costs NOK500 and takes about 15 days to be ready.
• You must not be subject to a prohibition against entry to Norway or any Schengen country.
• If you have been in the Schengen area in the last 90 days, you must check when it is possible for you to re-enter, and how many days you can stay in Norway.
• If you are under the age of 18, both your parents, or other persons responsible for you, must sign your application.

• This visa is issued for the purpose of studying in Norway.
• This visa allows successful applicants multiple entry into the country.
• A letter from the institution confirming enrollment and awareness of trip is required.
• You have to apply for student’s resident permit.
• Proof of financial capability is required. This proof could be in the form of receipts of paid fees or documents of scholarship (if any).
• You'll be required to provide proof of accommodation for the duration of your stay in Norway.
• You are allowed to work part-time, for up to 20-hours a week, when school is in session and full-time during school holiday.
• If you are less than 18 years, a letter of consent signed by both parents as well as your birth certificate is required.
• You'll need to provide evidence that you will return to South Africa at the end of your study. This evidence could be documents showing family ties, businesses or properties in South Africa.
• The visa is usually processed during a period of 15 days.

Universities in Norway do not charge tuition for international students. But students are expected to pay a fee every semester.

Yes, it is valid. Norway is considered to be in the Schengen area.

The Norwegian Krone (NOK) is the officially accepted currency in Norway.