Currently, outside Norway, the risk of COVID-19 infections is particularly high. Every traveler is obliged to undergo quarantine for 10 days after arriving in Norway from all countries except some regions in the Scandinavian countries / Europe.
Norwegian authorities have introduced the obligation of accommodation in specially adapted hotels during the quarantine period. (so-called quarantine hotels), except for those who meet the quarantine exemption criteria. You can get information on quarantine hotels from the police at Norwegian border crossing points.
Certificate of negative COVID-19 test result
Every foreigner crossing the border of Norway must show a certificate of negative COVID-19 test result. It cannot take more than 72 hours between the completion of the test and the crossing of the Norwegian border.
Quarantine declaration form
Anyone who is to be placed under an entry quarantine must complete a mandatory quarantine declaration form
- Part 1 Declaration with personal data - to be completed by everyone who will be quarantined
- Part 2 Certificate from the employer or client that adequate accommodation is provided
- during the quarantine period - people who come to Norway to work or work. They must have such a confirmation from the employer or client. To be completed by the employer or client.
- Part 3 Confirmation of a suitable place of residence for quarantine after crossing the border - to be completed by the person providing the place of residence.
Quarantine declaration form (regjeringen.no)
Mandatory quarantine and quarantine hotels
Anyone coming to Norway from abroad must be quarantined for 10 days, except those traveling from certain regions in the Nordic / European countries where the spread of infection is low enough (yellow regions and countries).
Map of Europe with red and yellow regions and countries highlighted (in English)
When you come to Norway, you must go to quarantine directly, and anyone over the age of 12 must wear a mask until they arrive at the quarantine facility.
People who normally live together and travel together to Norway can be quarantined in the same room.
Everyone must undergo a 10-day quarantine, even if the test is negative.
If you develop symptoms of COVID-19 during quarantine, isolate yourself and contact your local health authority on +47116117 XNUMX XNUMX for a test.
A negative test result does not exempt you from quarantine, which should be continued for 10 days from the date of arrival.
Quarantine hotels
Each person covered by the quarantine obligation must stay in the so-called a quarantine hotel. All persons coming to Norway to work or visit friends, family or boyfriend / girlfriend must be quarantined in an appropriately adapted hotel.
Minor children who come to Norway alone and do not meet the quarantine exemption criteria will have the option of staying in a quarantine hotel with a guardian.
The following people are released from the obligation to stay in quarantine hotels:
-People residing in Norway (entered in the population register, nor. folkregister) or that can prove the place of residence in Norway (e.g. registration of the residence address with the tax office or a rental agreement).
-People who can document the appropriate conditions for quarantine. Suitable conditions are a place to stay with a private room, own bathroom, own kitchen or access to the canteen / catering, with the possibility of avoiding close contact with others. These may be, for example, holiday homes, hotels and other residences made available to the traveler.
Download a special form to document the appropriate conditions for quarantine in the place of stay. (Regjeringen.no)
-People who are married or have children together with a person permanently residing in Norway and their minor children. These people can be quarantined at their spouse's or other parent's home.
-Business travelers with an employer or client who provides a suitable place to stay with a private room. Documentation proving employment is necessary and the employer or client must provide adequate accommodation. Suitable accommodation is a place where close contact with other people can be avoided, with a private room with TV and Internet, private bathroom and own kitchen or access to the canteen / catering. Documentation may be, for example, an employment contract or order, and an employer's statement explaining the details of the accommodation. The document must contain the address of residence as well as the name, address and telephone number of the employer or client.
-A person seeking asylum or refugee status.
-Professional drivers in long-distance transport and train staff, with the exception of freight trains where they can be quarantined in private cabins suitable for overnight accommodation in a vehicle or train.
- Foreign military personnel coming to Norway for training, exercises or an operation approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.
- Foreign students who lived in Norway before starting their studies and are registered in Norway, including those who are registered as residents in the country of study due to the Scandinavian population registration regulations. During the quarantine period, they should avoid close contact with people they live with, with whom they did not live before the quarantine period.
All the above exceptions assume that the persons in quarantine stay in the indicated place of residence.
costs
For private persons over 18 years of age and employers, the share of the cost of accommodation in a quarantine hotel is NOK 500 per day. Children under 10 staying in the room with their parents are accommodated free of charge. For children from 10 to 18 years of age, the share of the accommodation cost is NOK 250 per day. The payment is made to the quarantine hotel in the usual way on the day of arrival or before leaving the accommodation.
In the quarantine hotel, there is a possibility of a free COVID-19 test.
Entry quarantine for employees
The main rule is that everyone must be quarantined upon arrival in Norway, with some exceptions. Some exceptions apply to both working and leisure time, while other exceptions only apply to time spent at work.
Anyone coming to Norway from countries with particularly high levels of COVID-19 infections:
- Must be quarantined for 10 days before starting work
- Should be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival, but the test will not shorten quarantine.
List of areas and countries with particularly high levels of infection (in English)
Quarantine waiver for certain employees
Foreign workers who come from other quarantined countries in the European Economic Area and Switzerland or residents of Norway who have worked or performed orders in these countries:
- must be quarantined until they test negative.
- may start work after testing negative after arriving in Norway. They must repeat the test every third day for 10 days and be quarantined at their leisure for 10 days upon arrival.
- during quarantine they must live in a private room. (This does not apply to persons residing in Norway who return from work or tasks performed in the EEA or Switzerland).
People from certain regions in the Nordic countries / Europe where the spread of infection is low enough are exempt from the quarantine obligation.
Countries and regions with sufficiently low spread of infection (English only)
Commuters and frequent border crossers
- People who cross the border of Norway more than once in 10 days from quarantined regions in Sweden or Finland are exempt from the quarantine obligation. If they test for COVID-19 on the first day after crossing the border. Then every seven days, they count seven days from the last SARS-CoV-2 test in Norway.
- Professional long-distance drivers, train staff and aircraft staff are exempt from the post-border quarantine obligation. The release applies only to working hours, in their free time these persons must be quarantined. Professional long-distance drivers and train staff may be quarantined at their leisure in suitable accommodation cabins in vehicles or trains.
- Read more (English only)
People completely exempt from quarantine obligation both during working hours and in leisure time:
- Those who can document that they have had PCR confirmed COVID-19 in the past six months.
- People who come to Norway on the basis of legally established periodic or permanent contact between parents and children. The same applies to those who return to Norway after spending time together abroad.
- People invited by the Norwegian state authorities for important foreign policy reasons.
- Released from quarantine after crossing the border to visit seriously ill relatives or to participate in the burial of close relatives. The exception to quarantine will only apply to the time of visiting the sick or participating in a burial or funeral. There will be quarantine for the remainder of the period. A certificate of this type of exemption is issued by the municipal doctor (nor:communelege) in the commune the traveler is visiting. It is important to avoid close contact with people other than those you live with for as long as possible.
If a person released from quarantine develops symptoms or a doctor suspects COVID-19 infection, the person must be quarantined.
Persons eligible for an exemption should, if possible, be tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2.
Traveling to Norway. Quarantine rules after crossing the border
- Quarantine should be held in a quarantine hotel or other suitable facility. In the case of persons exempt from the obligation to stay in a quarantine hotel, mentioned above.
- You can only stay away from your accommodation if you can avoid close contact with people other than those you are living with.
- It is forbidden to stay in the workplace, where there are also others, at school or kindergarten.
- Public transport cannot be used, except to / from the airport, port, etc. when entering or leaving Norway. In this case, people over 12 years of age must wear a mask.
Quarantine and Testing Policy. Tests for COVID-19
Tests and laboratories performing tests
The Norwegian authorities are encouraging everyone who comes to Norway to undergo the test. There are collection points for COVID-19 at some border crossing points. They offer a free test to private travelers. When you start working in Norway, your employer or client is responsible for arranging and paying for the test.
If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, self-isolate and contact your local health service on +47116117 XNUMX XNUMX for a test. A negative test result does not exempt you from quarantine.
Certificate of negative COVID-19 test result
Foreign nationals arriving in Norway from a quarantine region must provide a COVID-19 test negative certificate.
- It may not take more than 72 hours between the completion of the test and the crossing of the Norwegian border.
- Test results by PCR or by rapid antigen test are acceptable.
- The certificate must be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, English, French or German.
Traveling to Norway. The following persons do not need to provide a negative test result certificate:
- Norwegian nationals;
- foreigners residing in Norway with a residence permit or right of residence;
- foreigners who are absolutely necessary to be able to ensure the proper operation of critical functions for society. Or to meet the basic needs of the population, and refusal of entry would pose a threat to life and health;
- foreigners during transit;
- foreigners who regularly come to Norway from Sweden or Finland to work or study. Except for medical personnel who have been outside Norway for more than seven days;
- asylum seekers or resettled refugees;
- foreigners with a residence permit in Norway in accordance with the rules on immigration under family reunification;
- persons related to diplomacy, foreign services or embassy activities;
- specific groups of military personnel;
- foreigners working in the transport of goods and passengers or on their way to or after the execution of such an order;
- pilots and seafarers en route to or after the execution of the assignment;
- children under 12 years of age
Content is provided by the Norwegian Directorate of Health
