HI guyz, I have got a shengen visa to Belgium but i want to go to Norway first.Am i allowed??

Question

Thank you guys in advance,tell me if you did

that before.

Answer 1

If you have a most common Schengen visa you can travel to any country in the Schengen zone.

That is something different from the European Union.

On your visa you will find a letter, that letter explaines which category the visa is.

For you to travel to any and all Schengen zone countries it has to be a C, see more in the next copy and past from Wikipedia:

"Category A refers to an airport transit visa. It is required for some few nationals for passing through the international transit area of airports during a stop-over or transfer between two sections of an international flight. The requirement to have this visa is an exception to the general right to transit without a visa through an international transit area of an airport.

Category B refers to a transit visa. It is required by nationals who are not visa-free for travelling from one non-Schengen state to another non-Schengen state, in order to pass through the Schengen area. Each transit may not exceed five days.

Category C refers to a short-term stay visa. They are issued for reasons other than to immigrate. They entitle holders to carry out a continuous visit or several visits whose duration does not exceed three months in any half-year from the date of first entry.

Category D refers to national visa. They are issued by a Schengen state in accordance with its national legislation as with respect to the conditions (however, a uniform sticker is used). The national visa allows the holder to transit from a non-Schengen country to the Schengen state which issued the national visa within five days. Only after the holder has obtained a residence title after arrival in the destination country (or a different visa), he may again travel to other Schengen countries.

Category D+C visa combine the functions of the visa of both categories: They are intended to allow the holder to enter the issuing Schengen state for long-term stay in that state, but also to travel in the Schengen area like a holder of a Category C visa."

End of quote.

For more info, google Schengen visa, Norway and so on.

But check the info, it will be rather nasty if you turn up in Norway and are not allowed in.

Answer 2

If you have a Shengen visa you are able to travel to any country that is in European Union.

Answer 3

Although Norway isn't part of the European Union it is part of the Schengen countries.

The following text can be read on

http://travelpuppy.com/norway/visa-passp...

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On 25 March 2001 Norway became a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

Since March 1995, a 'borderless' region known as the Schengen area has been declared covering the following states:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

Schengen countries now issue standard Schengen visas, and nationals holding visas issued by one of the Schengen countries are, in principle, permitted to travel freely within the borders of all 15

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So the answer is: yes you can.

Answer 4

The short answer is Yes.

The long answer is Probably...

I'm making three assumptions here:

1.  Your Belgian Schengen visa is more than just a transit visa.

2.  The visa will be valid for the entire duration of your time in both Belgium and Norway.

3.  You don't plan to work or study in Norway.

If any of the above assumptions are not true, then the answer is no, you won't be able to go to Norway.

For the most part, the Schengen zone functions as a single combined country for immigration purposes.  Once you pass through immigration at your first Schengen entry port, you won't go through any immigration checks until you leave.  This means that a Schengen visa for one country is essentially a Schengen visa for all the included countries.

But this brings up a good question:  If you plan to travel to more than one Schengen country, which country's visa do you need to apply for?  You should apply for a Schengen visa from whichever place you plan to stay longest.  If you're planning to visit more than one country for the same length of time, then your visa should be issued by the country you visit first.

In this case you'll be traveling to Norway first.  As long as you plan to spend more time in Belgium, you have the correct Schengen visa.  If you're planning to spend the same amount or more time in Norway, then technically you should apply for a Norwegian Schengen visa.  If this is the case, you might want to contact the Norwegian embassy/consulate and explain the situation to them.  Chances are that they won't ask you to apply for a replacement visa, but you never know.  The alternative is that you just tell the border security (if they even ask) that you'll be spending more time in Belgium later on.

The whole situation is kind of hazy, because of airport transits.  I have a Norwegian Schengen visa, and the first time I used it, I flew through Copenhagen, because there was no direct flight to Oslo.  My visa got checked and my passport stamped in Denmark, because it was my first entry into the Schengen zone.  No one even questioned it, because that kind of thing happens all the time.

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From the Belgian Schengen Visa information:

http://www.vfs-be-uk.com/schengen.aspx

"A Schengen visa has to be obtained from the Embassy of the country where the MAIN PURPOSE OF TRAVEL lies. Therefore, please check your travel plans before making your application at the Embassy of Belgium in London.

"In case of travel to multiple Schengen countries, please make your application to the Embassy where you will be staying for the maximum number of days, or from the Point of First Entry into the Schengen Countries, if the duration of stay is the same in more than one Schengen Country.

"If you plan to apply for your Schengen visa at the Embassy of Belgium, your main destination and the maximum period of stay in the Schengen States must be in Belgium only. Please provide proof to support this information."

Note that this does not say that Belgium must be your port of entry into the Schengen zone.  It only states that Belgium must be your main travel destination and presumably where you will spend most of your time.

Answer 5

If your Schengen visa has been issued by a Belgian diplomatic mission, you have to enter the Schengen zone via Belgium ONLY, regardless of the visa type.

If you hold a multiple entry Schengen visa and have traveled before to Belgium using this, you can enter Norway or any other Schengen country.

Technically speaking, a Schengen visa allows you to enter all Schengen member states. However, there are restrictions related to the first entry since you need to enter only through the country which issued it or the country for which it was endorsed.

If you notice the bottom left side of your visa, you'll find letters which state 'B'. This means, it is valid for first entry via Belgium only. If it also states 'B', NL' 'FR" means you can also enter via Netherlands and France.

Answer 6

The previous persons gave you good advice, but if you want to be on the safe side, why not ask a Norwegian embassy or consulate. They have the right answers and you will not feel insecure when travelling to Norway.