No visa needed

Do citizens of the United States need a visa for Norway?

Citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Norway and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — null: ≈ 6,230 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Norway without a visa on a United States passport?

Yes, citizens of the United States don’t need a visa for Norway for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Norway visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Norway passport: 118.
Citizens of the United States and Norway can travel together visa-free to 107 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominica, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Norway, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Norway

Travelling to Norway: good to know

Washington, D.C. — null: about 6,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — null 23:00.
Local currency: Norwegian Krone.
Languages: Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian Bokmål.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NOK 9.51.
Norway is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.