Official Translation in Tabriz City – Translation for Schengen Visa ترجمه رسمی برای ویزای شینگن در تبریز- ترجمه رسمی در تبریز
Before you apply
You should apply well in advance and at the latest 15 days before you plan to travel. You can submit your application up to three months before your planned departure.
We recommend that you do not buy your ticket until a visa has been granted.
Before you can hand in the required documentation, you must register your application online. When you come to hand in your documentation, you will be asked to provide fingerprints.
You may be asked to provide additional documentation or to come for an interview.
If you plan to visit Norway for less than 90 days, you can apply for a visitor’s visa. With this visa you can visit all Schengen countries. Because of the situation in Iran, it can be difficult for applicants from Iran to get a visa.
In Iran, the processing time for the applications is normally up to 15 days. In some cases, applications are sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the processing time for these may be up to 30 days. In exceptional cases UDI may take up to 60 days to make a decision.
When citizens of certain countries apply for a Schengen visa, they are subject to prior consultation with other Schengen countries. This may take 8 days, but in most cases it will still be within the normal 15 days of processing time.
Some persons who have a residence permit in an EU/EEA country or a special passport, do not need to apply for a visitor’s visa.
In order to apply for a visa from Iran you must either be a citizen of Iran or legally reside in Iran.
It is the person who wants to come to Norway who has to apply. If you want someone to act on your behalf in connection with your application, you must authorise this person to do so.
If you have any questions about visitor’s visas, you can contact VFS Global’s Visa Application Centre (Helpline: +98 2127674000)
Gather the necessary documentation
The checklist gives an overview of the documents you need to hand in to start the application process.
Please make sure that you submit a certified translation of all required documents into English or Norwegian. The list of required documents to be submitted by the different types of visa applicants is found below
We kindly ask the applicants to submit one of the following checklists alongside the required documents:
For visits related to family
For visits related to business
For tourism and other visits
The embassy also asks from applicants to hand in following form completed:Visa Questionnaire
We kindly ask that all documents are submitted in A4 format/paper size. Please do not staple the documents together.
Online registration and payment
Before you can hand in your passport and other documentation, you must register your application in the Application Portal. If this is the first time that you are registering an application in the portal, you will first need to create a user account.
Once you have registered, you will receive confirmation by email, with a cover letter attached. The cover letter will confirm that you have filled in the application form and paid the fee. You need to print this letter and submit it together with the other required documentation.
Application fees
The visa fee is EUR 60. Children under six years do not pay a fee. Children from the age of six years and below the age of 12 years shall pay a visa fee of EUR 35.
Except for children, please note that you pay the fee when registering the application in the portal. Applicants exempted from the visa fee requirement will have the fee refunded. Applicants who have registrered their applications before 28th of April 2017 will be asked to register the application in the portal and pay the fee.
Service fee at the Norway Visa Application Centre (VFS)
In Iran, applications are received by the external service provider VFS Global, which charges a service fee.
VFS is entitled to offer some additional services against a fee. Please note that these services are optional.
Hand in your documents
You must bring with you:
A printout of the confirmation of registration from the Application Portal
The checklist and the documents listed on it
Your passport (must be valid for at least three months after your planned departure from the Schengen area)
Photograph (must comply with international standards)
Your travel health insurance policy
You should be covered for at least EUR 30 000, including expenses in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, treatment in medical emergencies and/or emergency hospital treatment, and death
Your insurance should be valid in all Schengen countries
It should cover the whole of your planned stay in the Schengen area
It should as a rule be purchased in your home country. If this is not possible it may be purchased in another country.
We will contact you if we need more information. The application process will start once all the required documents have been submitted.
You can hand in your application and the required documents here:
Norway Visa Application Centre (VFS)
۱۱th Floor,
Palladium Shopping Center,
Tehran Province, Tehran, District 1,
Moqadas Ardabili Street, Iran
The Visa Application Center (VAC) is open from 08:00 until 17:00 from Sundays to Thursdays.
Visa applicants submitting requirements at VFS-Tehran must book an appointment with VFS . After all the previous steps (step 1 to 3) to this one (step 4, handing in the documents) are made, you may go to the Visa Application Centre on your scheduled appointmentand and submit the application. Note that you will need to register your application online, pay the fee online, gather all necessary documents according to the checklist for Tehran and fill out the questionnaire before you submit the application to VFS-Tehran.
Please note that if you need to have help in registering the application and paying the fee, VFS-Tehran will assist you as long as you have all necessary documents.
Processing time
The processing time for applications is normally up to 15 calendar days. In some cases, applications are sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), and the processing time for these may be up to 30 days. In exceptional cases UDI may take up to 60 days to make a decision.
The processing time is 15 days due to all cases sent for Schengen consultation. In some cases the processing time will expand to 21 days because of the need of additional information.
In some cases, applications are sent to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI), and the processing time for these may be up to 30 days. In exceptional cases UDI may take up to 60 days to make a decision.
Result of your application
You will be notified by e-mail and short messaging service (SMS) when your application has been processed.
Your passport can be picked up at the Norway Visa Application Centre (VFS) where the application was submitted, or can be delivered by a courier service, if you have opted for this alternative.
If you have been granted a visa, it will be affixed to your passport.
If your application has been rejected, you will receive a written explanation on why it was rejected. You may appeal the decision.
On arrival
When you cross the border into the Schengen area, you will have to present:
your passport with the visa sticker
proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay (e.g. cash or a credit card). If you have a guarantee form, you should also bring a copy of this with you.
documentation showing the purpose of your visit, such as an invitation, hotel reservation, etc.
a return or round trip ticket if you are visiting the Schengen area for tourist purposes or private reasons
You may be asked to provide fingerprints by the border control officer, in which case these will be compared with the fingerprints provided when you applied for your visa.
As long as your visa is valid, you can travel around freely in the Schengen area, or in the specific Schengen countries covered by the visa. If you leave the Schengen area, for example to visit the UK or Svalbard, you will need a multiple entry visa.
The police may ask you to provide proof of medical insurance for your whole stay in Schengen.