31/03/2008 :: As a general rule, a residence permit and work permit must have been granted prior to the foreign national’s entry into Norway, cf. section 10 first paragraph of the Immigration Regulations. Consequently, an application for family reunification must be submitted from abroad.
How long time it will take to get a decision:
No on the spot decisions will be taken. After receiving forms and conducting the interview, the Embassy will inform you in writing. The Embassy needs to contact UDI before making a decision. A decision can take 3-4 weeks.
Fee:
The Embassy is charging a handling fee of 850,- rupees for an application for 7 days entry visa.
Who can apply for a 7 days entry visa:
1) Family reunification
Please note that almost all applications for 7 days entry visa are rejected since there is a general need to verify submitted documents. If an entry visa is not given, the applicant has to apply for a work/residence permit from Pakistan.
You may apply for a 7 days entry visa if you:
- are the spouse of a Norwegian citizen residing in or intending to take up residence in Norway; or
- are the spouse of a Nordic citizen that has resided in the realm for the last three years, and the parties have been married for at least three years; or
- are the spouse of a foreign national residing in Norway with a settlement permit or an individual permit to work in a group, and the parties have been married for at least three years. It must be documented that the spouse lives in Norway. If the applicant is married to a foreign national having a settlement permit stamp in his or her travel document, a visa shall not be issued if the Foreign Service mission possesses information indicating that the applicant’s spouse has stayed outside Norway for more than two years. We refer to the fact that a settlement permit lapses when the holder has had his or her abode, or has in fact been resident, outside the realm for a continuous period of more than two years; or
- are a joint child of the spouses, cf. section 23 first paragraph (c) of the Immigration Regulations, who is going to travel with the applicant. Children of one of the spouses only do not come under this arrangement.
- are living in Norway but left the country before applying for renewal or before decision on application for renewal
- have a valid settlement permit in Norway, but have an expired visa sticker.
In addition, all of the following requirements must be fulfilled:
- Both parties must have been above the age of 18 at the time the marriage was entered into.
- The spouses shall live together in Norway.
- The marriage must not have been performed by proxy or through telephone.
- For applicants married to Norwegian citizens the subsistence requirement must be fulfilled, cf. section 25 of the Immigration Regulations. The subsistence requirement equals pay grade 1 for civil service employees.
- A visa shall not be granted if the applicant has been registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS).
- The applicant must not have been expelled from Norway with prohibition of entry. It is necessary to contact the Directorate of Immigration to verify this by consulting national registers.
- The information in the Central Person Register in Norway must be in agreement with the documentation presented in the case. It is necessary to contact the Directorate of Immigration to verify this.
What kind of documents you need to bring:
The applicant must submit:
- Original passport, which must be valid at least three months after expiry of visa.
- Two new photos.
- One set of application forms filled in block letters Two copies of passport.
- Two copies of ID-card.
- Original + one copy of birth certificate (both Matric and Primary),
- Original + one copy id-card,
- Original + one copy B-form,
- Original + one copy school certificate
- Original + one copy of properly registered Nikah Nama. '
- If any of the parties have been married before, original + one copy of divorce/death certificate must be submitted.
- If the reference is still in Pakistan, he/she must show entry stamp in his/her passport, and have a brief interview with the Embassy.
- If the reference has gone back to Norway, he/she must send entry/exit stamps of his/her passport and an invitation to the applicant, confirming that he/she wants the applicant to come to Norway.
2) NORAD Fellowship program:
If you have been accepted to the NORAD Fellowship Program you may apply for a 7 days entry visa at the Embassy, in order to apply for a study permit in Norway.
What kind of documents you need to bring:
The applicant must submit:
- Original passport, which must be valid at least three months after expiry of visa.
- Two new photos.
- One set of application forms filled in block letters
- Two copies of passport.
- Two copies of ID-card.
- Copy of acceptance letter from the NORAD fellowship program
Please note:
The Embassy decides in each and every case if this Special Regulation may be used, depending on the documents submitted and other relevant facts.
After arriving in Norway, the applicant cannot travel to other Schengen countries until a residence permit has been granted.
If the applicant leaves Norway while the application for a residence permit is still under consideration, a new entry visa will only be granted in exceptional cases.
While the residence permit is under consideration, the applicant does not have the right to attend school or Norwegian language classes or get social security benefit.
Nor will the Norwegian authorities cover the travel expenses to Norway.
You need an interview date in order to submit a 7 days entry visa application. Without an appointment, any interview will not take place. Please contact the Embassy through phone/e-mail or in person, in order to get an interview date.