Norway, a north European country, which together with Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, forms Scandinavia.
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Transit entry into Schengen Area minutes before Visa is valid
I have a Schengen Visa to Norway valid from the 26/10/2018. As a former student in Norway, I was invited for a conference that starts on the 24th. I called the embassy if my entry date can be changed ...
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Is it rude to speak Swedish in Norway?
I speak Swedish quite well, but my active Norwegian is very basic, although I can understand most of it if I concentrate. I'm aware Norwegians can usually/always understand Swedish. I'm told ...
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Any benefit in buying “ordinær” train ticket for Norwegian lokaltog in advance?
For NSB lokaltog such as Trondheim Lufthavn–Lademoen, is there any benefit to buy tickets in advance? At nsb.no there is only Ordinær togbillett (no Minipris), and there don't seem to be seat ...
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Killer Whale watching around Narvik End of October
We booked a flight to Narvik and want to travel down the Vesteralen and maybe the Lofoten in the last two October weeks. Internet sources are a bit contradictionary about a good time for Killer Whale ...
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Senior aged travelers
My wife and I are 75 years old and modestly fit. We fly into Oslo and plan to board the rail to the city center station. We understand the scenic train to Burgin leaves from this station.
My concern ...
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I am an EU citizen. My husband isn't. Can he travel to the UK without a visa?
I am a Lithuanian citizen, my husband is from Colombia and we both live in Norway. He has a residence permit to live in Norway. Written on it is that he is the spouse of [my name]. We want to travel ...
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Do I need an international vehicle registration code in Norway when I have an EU license plate?
I will be driving in Norway. Do I need to equip my car with an international vehicle registration code sticker, if I have an EU license plate?
International vehicle registration code:
EU license ...
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Sending a package to Norway by Poste Restante (from France)
I plan to do trekking with my boyfriend in September. We will start by crossing the Lofoten Islands in Norway and then we will go into Northern Sweden to do a part of the Kungsleden.
We don't want to ...
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How to pay a traffic fine received in Norway? [duplicate]
I received a fine in Norway for exceeding the speed limit by 9 km (60 km / h). The fine is 225 euros. I wanted to pay on the spot but they did not accept.
They told me to pay it within 14 days. I'll ...
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I have a residence permit for Norway. Can I travel to Switzerland without a passport? [duplicate]
I am an Indian citizen currently in Norway and I have a residence permit. I have to travel to Switzerland but I do not have my passport with me as it is gone to another embassy for visa stamping.
Can ...
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How many days do you need (minimum) to visit Oslo and others? [closed]
I will be visiting Norway the next August and due my route (I will be travelling around the country) I have doubts about visiting Oslo half and a day or just half day (about 5-6 hours).
I have read ...
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Will a single entry Norway Schengen let me travel to France/Switzerland etc.? [duplicate]
I applied for a single entry visa to Norway, but I would like to travel to other Schengen countries like France, Switzerland, and Denmark during in the time I am in Norway. Most of the time I will be ...
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Can I have two Schengen visas at the same time? [duplicate]
I am a Chinese student in the UK. I just got my Schengen visa from Norway. They only gave me a single-entry visa, from 3rd July to 25th July, and I can only stay in there for 8 days. I will be in ...
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90/180 rule while holding a work permit from norway [duplicate]
I am a Indian citizen holding a work residence permit from Norway for two years. I want to make some trips in the rest of the Schengen area. I am planning my first trip to Portugal on 22/08/18 till ...
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How does 90/180 rule work while holding a Schengen residence?
I am an Indian citizen, holding a residence permit in Norway valid for 2 years. I want to know about the 90/180 rule.
Can I travel to Portugal for one week, come back to Norway and travel again for ...
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Norway Schengen visa processing time [closed]
I submitted a Schengen visa application to Norway. I went for the interview on 27 April, and I have bought tickets for 18 May. When will I get the visa? Should I change my ticket?
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Can I interrupt a journey with an NSB ordinær togbillett?
I am going to Norway in a few weeks, and part of my plan is to go for a hike around Finse (bad idea this time of the year, I know) while travelling from Bergen to Oslo.
Can I buy an NSB ordinær ...
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Single-entry vs multiple-entry visa attending conference in Norway
I will be visiting Norway this summer. I am a citizen of Bangladesh and a graduate student in the USA, and I am attending an academic conference there.
When I am filling out the application form I ...
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Attending conference in Norway with my spouse
I am going to attend an academic conference in Norway in upcoming June. I am a PhD student in the USA and hold an F1 visa. I want to take my wife with me to Norway. She holds an F2 visa here. I ...
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Do I need to declare ice axes at customs?
I will be travelling to and returning from Norway, to/from the UK. I will be carrying two ice axes within my checked-in luggage, to use for sporting activities. They do have a somewhat menacing ...
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Is wild camping allowed in Norway?
I will be visiting Norway during August and September. My question is: Is wild camping allowed in Norway? What are the rules, besides the obvious "take your litter with you when you leave"? Can I camp ...
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How to pay a Norwegian customs penalty fine from abroad
I recently entered a Norwegian port and was issued a fixed penalty notice for exceeding the cigarettes allowance, I therefore have to pay a fine of 400 kroner. I am now back in the UK and the fine has ...
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Are there any Taizé worship services in Bergen?
I'm now in Bergen for a few days, and I was wondering if there is a Taizé workship similar to the one I usually go where I live (Rome, see its Facebook Page)
Are there any Taizé services in Bergen? ...
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A complete set of driving rules in Norway
I am going to spend an extended period of time in Norway and will have to do quite a lot of driving. I wonder where could I find a complete set of driving rules in Norway (preferably in the form of a ...
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Can a tourist pre-book and travel with Indre Namdal Trafikk bus line 17-599 Namsskogan – Smalåsen?
According to various travel planners, including Entur, Opentripplanner and Transitfeeds, there is a 03:28 bus from Namsskogan stasjon to Smalåsen, presumably timed to correspond with the arrival of ...
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Can I visit Svalbard with an EU resident permit?
I am from a non-EU country but I have a resident permit from an EU country. Do I still need a visa to visit Svalbard?
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Schengen visa delay from embassy [closed]
I applied for a Schengen visa 20 days ago. Usually, they grant the visa within 15 days. I have traveled on time, came back on time after a 6-day holiday. I was granted a visa 3 times. But this time ...
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Can I use my Schengen type C visa with remarks transit to visit my fiancée in Norway?
I'm a Filipino national and seafarer. I will be finishing my contract this January. I've been issued before a Schengen visa from The Netherlands but it's expired. Now I hold a Belgian visa. I already ...
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Can I travel to Norway without a visa?
I have an Italian residence permit with a Pakistani passport. Can I travel to Norway without a visa?
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Can I travel to Svalbard and back from Norway on a Dutch Identity card?
I'm traveling to Svalbard from the UK via Norway in a couple of weeks and would like to travel on my Dutch identity card. Is this possible?
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Route planner for moped in Norway and Sweden?
When I travel by car or bicycle, I use Google Maps to plan the route and to get some rough idea in advance of how long the journey might take.
However, when I travel by moped, I face two problems:
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What do Northern Lights look like to the naked eye?
I'm currently on a cruise in Norway and we've been apparently lucky enough to see the Northern Lights. But to my naked eye the Lights were nothing more than a faint cloud and only with a 15 second ...
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Is it possible to travel to Jan Mayen Island?
I am planning to spent my next holiday in Norway, I am looking for things to do while being there and came across this island called Jan Mayen. It is a rather remote place with no inhabitants (except ...
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Getting around in Norway by public transport
I am planning to go to Norway for two or three weeks next year.
Is it possible to get around the country by public transportation (busses and trains) only? Are smaller towns connected by public ...
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Is it possible to hop on and off on Hurtigruten?
Let's say I book a trip from Bergen to Kirkenes. Do I stay on board the whole time (except for when the ship calls at a port, obviously) or is it possible to leave the ship at one destination and ...
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Travelling to Berlin and taking a cruise from Rostock halting at Norwegian Ports
I am travelling to Berlin and then going to Norway. Can I get a sim in Berlin which will be usable in Norway as well? Need majorly for data and GPS.
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Best season for Norway fjords cruise?
My spouse and I are planning a trip, probably with the Hurtigruten ferry/cruise line), and thinking about when to go.
We'd like a good chance of seeing the aurora, but also enough light hours to see ...
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Norway location for vacation with Lakes and fields but no people? [closed]
I'm looking for places to spend my vacation in Norway but I want something like a field empty with no people no cities, no cars, just silence and a lake.
I don't want mountain trips or to live inside ...
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How to reach Treriksröset?
Treriksröset is a point which borders Norway, Sweden and Finland. Now the question is, how to get there? Take a look at this map:
The closest route is the E8, but it takes 5 hours to go by foot or ...
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Entry to schengen countries [duplicate]
I need help on counting days. If I will visit Norway 28.11-30.11 (counting like 3 days right?), I don't need visa but have 90 days within 180 to stay in schengen zone.
After that I want to entry ...
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Type of Visa for attending a conference in Norway [duplicate]
I intend to travel to Oslo next month from India to present a paper at an academic conference. The University won't pay me for this. Given that Norway doesn't have a provision for Conference Visa, ...
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I registered Norwegian Autopass / EPCplc on a Swedish rental car a day late. Will the bill go to me or to the rental car company?
I was driving a Swedish rental car in Norway on 1 August when I realised I was driving past an automatic toll collection point. I couldn't reach the internet the same day, but the next morning on 2 ...
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Where can we get fuel for a MSR stove in Oslo?
We are planning a backpacking trip to Norway and plan to use our MSR WhisperLite multi-fuel stove which runs on white gas or regular unleaded petrol. Will gas stations in Oslo sell us such petrol if ...
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How to travel to Svalbard? [closed]
I am interested in visiting Svalbard, but I do not know where to start. I know I can maybe book a travel pack or something similar to go there, have some place to sleep and make some tour, but they ...
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Is there border checking when traveling between Norway and Denmark?
I will be visiting Norway and Denmark on my next trip, and I was curious if there is border control when traveling by car or train or not. I'm non-European holding short-term Schengen.
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Is it reasonable to go to Longyearbyen by myself without a car?
I'm looking for an adventurous budget trip to do by myself. I've been looking around and somehow found out that a flight to Longyearbyen (Norway, Spitsbergen) is surprisingly cheap (around €250) from ...
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Sleeping options when under 18 and travelling solo
I'm a 16 year old citizen of Ukraine, living in Poland, and I want to travel to Lofoten, northern Norway, by hitchhiking from Warsaw. One of the adventure's goals is to spend as little money as ...
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Norway - Why do all the school children wear red jumpsuits?
I travelled to Norway a month ago, and whilst there I noticed that all the school children wore red jumpsuits. I thought that this seemed quite distinctive and wondered why this was - perhaps it is ...
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Where in Norway are these massive boulders?
About ten years ago, while traveling in Norway, I took this picture. What you see is basically the result of an old landslide, with boulders so big, that trees growing between them look tiny.
I think ...
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I currently have a student visa in Norway, but want to intern in China for 4 months. I am a U.S citizen [closed]
Is it possible to have a student visa in Norway and apply for a working visa in China for four months?
