Norway family visit visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Norway family visit Schengen visa when you apply from Canada.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇳🇴 Norway·····✈·····🇨🇦 from Canada
To
Norway
Type
C · FAMILY
Apply at
CANADA
Centre
VAC
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Action neededVisiting family / friends — short stay (Type C) · applying from Canada.
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Competent authority
Applications decided by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York; passports couriered from the VFS centre in Canada.
Application centre
VFS Global (Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver)
Fees
Consular (Type C)
€90
Service fee
CA$44
Est. total (adult)
CA$179
Long stay (Type D)
—
The short-stay (Type C) consular fee is harmonised at €90 for adults across all Schengen states; collected in CAD · centre: VFS Global.
Fee notes
Embassy Ottawa; VFS Global Canada. Schengen but not EU. D unverified.
Timeline
high confidenceProcessing
15–45 days
End-to-end
3–9 weeks
Centre
VAC
Appointment wait
Not officially published; estimated 1-4 weeks to appointment (unverified). Add courier transit both ways to New York.
Application centre
VFS Global (Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver). Register/pay via the Application Portal Norway (APN), then enrol biometrics at VFS.
Timeline notes
Norway has no visa-deciding mission in Canada: VFS Canada forwards applications to the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, and the 15-day clock starts only on arrival there, with shipping added both directions.
Funds to show
high confidenceThe amount you must be able to prove, per the Schengen Borders Code reference amount. It depends only on the destination — not on your nationality or where you apply.
Per day
NOK 500
Minimum
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In EUR ≈
€43 / day
Notes
Amounts are fixed individually / case-by-case under Section 17(f) of the Immigration Act. As an indication, NOK 500 per day is deemed adequate for visitors NOT staying with relatives or friends. EUR equivalent approx at ~0.086 EUR/NOK.
Consulates apply discretion and may expect a buffer above this figure — treat it as a floor, not a guarantee.
Funds source ↗⚠ Special cases & caveats
- Family member of EU/EEA/Norwegian citizenUse the EEA family-member checklist; visa fee waived.
- Parents visiting adult children in NorwayMay instead apply for a 9-month visitor's residence permit.
- MinorsParental/guardian consent and birth certificate required.