Norway tourist visa
Required documents, fees and processing time for a Norway tourist Schengen visa when you apply from Canada.
SCHENGEN · VISA C✈ DOCUMENTS
🇳🇴 Norway·····✈·····🇨🇦 from Canada
To
Norway
Type
C · TOURISM
Apply at
CANADA
Centre
VAC
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Action neededTourism — short stay (Type C) · applying from Canada.
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Competent authority
Applications are decided by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York; passports are couriered from the VFS centre in Canada to New York.
Application centre
VFS Global (Norway Visa Application Centres in Ottawa, Toronto and 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
- Canadian citizensVisa-exempt for short stays up to 90/180 days; visa only required for visa-required nationals resident in Canada.
- Family members of an 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 rather than a short-stay visa.