Norwegian Consulate General receives more and more visa-applications. In March, 1687 applications were handled, compared with 1214 in March last year.
Half of the applications were for so-called Pomor-visas, visas issued to citizens of Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions that don’t need a valid invitation before applying. With a Pomor-visa, the person can enter Norway multiple times over a one year period. After the first year, the person can apply for a two-year valid visa.
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Starting from February 1st this year, citizens in Arkhangelsk got a new and easier way to deliver visa applications, as Norway’s newly opened honorary consulate started to receive application.
-103 of the applications handled in March were from applicants that had delivered their papers via the Norwegian honorary consulate in Arkhangelsk, says Lars Georg Fordal, head of the visa section at the Consulate General in Murmansk.
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In February, 66 applications came via the Honorary Consulate Arkhangelsk.
