Documentation needed for a visa application - part 2

05/07/2010 // Additional supporting documents for visa application

Additional documents are needed for:

Business visits:

  • Personal bank statements of company for the last 3 months.
  • Certificate of incorporation Authorisation letter of the company certified by the Chamber of commerce (self-employed only).
  • Authorisation of the company (employees only).
  • Pay slips for the last 3 months (employees only).
  • Covering letter of the company (owners only).
  • Proof of business relationship with reference in Norway (e.g. receipts, bill of lading or contracts, etc).
  • Tax clearance certificate.
  • Letter of invitation from the company/business partner in Norway stating the schedule for the meetings in Norway and explaining the business relationship.

Tourist visits:

  • Personal bank statements for the last 3 months.
  • Introduction letter from employer (employees only).
  • Letter from the employer granting the leave period.
  • Pay slips last 3 months (employees only).
  • Introduction letter of the company certified by the Chamber of commerce (self-employed only).
  • Reservation for hotel accommodation.

Visit to Family and friends:


  • Birth certificates of both applicant and the person inviting or other official document’s as proof of family relation.
  • Invitation letter from the reference stating the relationship with the applicant.
  • Copy of relevant pages of inviter’s passport (data page only if Norwegian, if the reference has Nigerian nationality embassy would require copy of the page of residence in the passport.)
  • UDI guarantee form from your reference stamped by the Norwegian Police unless sufficient proof of own funding is accepted by the Embassy.
  • If you are funding your own trip you need to submit last three (3) months payslips and bank statements to support your application.
  • Power of attorney form. This form needs to be included in the application if the applicant wants to give the family member in Norway a legal right to make enquiries about his/her application. (Not compulsory).

Conferences:

  • Acceptance from the organizer and proof of payment for the conference.
  • UDI guarantee form from your reference stamped by the Norwegian Police unless sufficient proof of own funding is accepted by the Embassy. 

Sporting Events:

  • Invitation letter from the tournament/event organiser.
  • Letter from the football club in Nigeria with name and passport number of all players and officials.
  • Letter of introduction of the team from Nigerian Football Association.
  • Players under 18 years: Affidavit from parents.
  • UDI guarantee form from your reference stamped by the Norwegian Police unless sufficient proof of own funding is accepted by the Embassy

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