All travellers arriving in Norway must complete registration prior to arrival. This also applies to Norwegian citizens. All travellers arriving in Norway must take a test after arrival, regardless of their vaccination status.
Following a recommendation from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Government removed the requirement of travel quarantine from 26 January 2022.
Fully vaccinated or has recovered from COVID-19, with verifiable COVID-19 certificate
Rules for people who are fully vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 during the past 6 months, and can document this with a verifiable COVID-19 certificate:
Requirement to complete entry registration.
Requirement to get tested upon arrival. You must take a test for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway. If there is no test centre at the border, the test centre is closed, or the authorities have given instructions not to take the test at the border crossing point, you are under an obligation to get tested at a different test centre or to take a self-test within 24 hours of arrival. If the rapid antigen test or self-test return a positive result, you must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and no later than within 1 day. People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when it is not possible to avoid close contact with other people until they have received a negative test result.
Fully vaccinated or has recovered from COVID-19, without verifiable COVID-19 certificate
Rules for people over the age of 18 who are fully vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 during the past 6 months, but CANNOT document this using a verifiable COVID-19 certificate:
Requirement to complete entry registration.
You are required to take a test for SARS-CoV-2 before arrival in Norway. You must present a certificate showing a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2. The approved test methods are PCR or a rapid antigen test. The test must have been taken less than 24 hours before arrival in Norway.
Requirement to get tested upon arrival. You must take a test for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway. If there is no test centre at the border, the test centre is closed, or the authorities have given instructions not to take the test at the border crossing point, you are under an obligation to get tested at a different test centre or to take a self-test within 24 hours of arrival. If the rapid antigen test or self-test return a positive result, you must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and no later than within 1 day. People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when it is not possible to avoid close contact with other people until they have received a negative test result.
Not fully vaccinated, not recovered from covid-19, over the age of 18
Rules for people over the age of 18 who are not fully vaccinated and have not recovered from COVID-19 during the past 6 months:
Requirement to complete entry registration.
You are required to take a test for COVID-19 before arrival in Norway. You must present a certificate showing a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2. The approved test methods are PCR or a rapid antigen test. The test must have been taken less than 24 hours before arrival in Norway.
Requirement to get tested upon arrival. You must take a test for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway. If there is no test centre at the border, the test centre is closed, or the authorities have given instructions not to take the test at the border crossing point, you are under an obligation to get tested at a different test centre or to take a self-test within 24 hours of arrival. If the rapid antigen test or self-test return a positive result, you must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and no later than within 1 day. People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when it is not possible to avoid close contact with other people until they have received a negative test result.
Not fully vaccinated, not recovered from covid-19, aged 16-18
Rules for people aged 16–18 who are NOT fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 during the past 6 months:
Requirement to complete entry registration.
You do NOT need to get tested before departure.
Requirement to get tested upon arrival. You must take a test for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway. If there is no test centre at the border, the test centre is closed, or the authorities have given instructions not to take the test at the border crossing point, you are under an obligation to get tested at a different test centre or to take a self-test within 24 hours of arrival. If the rapid antigen test or self-test return a positive result, you must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and no later than within 1 day. People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when it is not possible to avoid close contact with other people until they have received a negative test result.
Under the age of 16
Rules for people under the age of 16:
You do NOT need to complete entry registration.
You do NOT need to get tested before departure.
Requirement to get tested upon arrival. You must take a test for SARS-CoV-2 at the border crossing point in Norway. If there is no test centre at the border, the test centre is closed, or the authorities have given instructions not to take the test at the border crossing point, you are under an obligation to get tested at a different test centre or to take a self-test within 24 hours of arrival. If the rapid antigen test or self-test return a positive result, you must take a PCR test as soon as possible, and no later than within 1 day. Children under the age of 16 should not be tested if it is disproportionately difficult to test the child. People over the age of 12 must wear a face covering when it is not possible to avoid close contact with other people until they have received a negative test result.