HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be registered on the Application Portal. This may be done by the Sponsor (in Norway) or the Applicant (Filipino citizen). On the Portal one fills in the application form, pays the visa fee and books an appointment at the Embassy for the applicant to submit his / her supporting documents (see below) and attend an interview.
Please note that all copies must be of good quality and have a good contrast. Unclear copies may lead to delays.
List of Supporting Documents (To be submitted at the Embassy).
Required Documents from the Applicant:
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Cover Letter (to be printed from the Application Portal after booking an appointment)
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One Passport size picture glued on to the Cover Letter (NB: No staples). The picture must be less than six months old, have a white background and must not be airbrushed or 'Photoshopped'. For more information click here
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Original birth certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (plus 1 copy). Birth certificate should be issued at the time of birth or within a short period after birth. Late registered birth certificate is not acceptable unless a written explanation is attached regarding the non-submission of the original document (Affidavit is not necessary).
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Current and previous passports including visas (plus one copy)
Required Documents from the Sponsor (in Norway): Please note that these documents must be submitted by the applicant together with the rest of the documents at his / her booked appointment. No documents must be sent directly to the Embassy.
- Copies of all the pages of the sponsor's passport (not the blank pages)
- Proof of relationship: The Sponsor's Birth Certificate stating both parents' names
- Proof of subsistence:
- Future income (e.g. work contract, pay slips) equivalent to civil service pay grade 8.
- Previous income (last year's tax return - 'Ligningsoppgjør') equivalent to civil service pay grade 8
- Confirmation from NAV that the sponsor has not received any social benefits during the last 12 months.
For more information about the new requirement for financial support and housing, click here.
- Documentation of housing of the sponsor (rental or sales contract)
- Application fee: NOK 3750,- Payable on the application Portal
For information about the Application Prosedure, please see: http://www.norway.ph/embassy/visainfo/procedures/permits/permit/
For more information about this kind of permit, please see: http://www.udi.no/templates/Tema.aspx?id=8713
For information about processing times, please see: http://www.udi.no/templates/Page.aspx?id=9293
For information about exit permits from the Philippines, please see: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/