Norway: the essentials

Emergency numbers, the embassies of Albania and Kosovo, visas for both passports and official travel advice for Norway. Every fact has its source and the date we checked it.

Emergency numbers

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) travel advice: Norway — getting help · checked 25 October 2026

Embassies and consulates

For passports, documents and help when you are in trouble.

Missions of Albania

Embassy (covers Norway) — Stokholm / Stockholm

Capellavägen 7, 181 32 Lidingö

Phone: +46 8 7310920

Albania has no resident mission in Norway. The embassy in Stockholm covers Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland.

Source: Albanian Embassy in Sweden: Bilateral relations · checked 25 October 2026

Missions of Kosovo

Embassy — Oslo

Colbjørnsens gate 4, 0256 Oslo

Phone: +47 46 84 71 60

Source: Ambasadat e Republikës së Kosovës (ambasadat.net): Norway · checked 25 October 2026

Norway: embassies and offices in Kosovo and Albania

Norway in Kosovo

Essentials for Kosovo · All foreign embassies and offices there

No embassy in Kosovo

The embassy in Prishtina closed in 2023. Kosovo is covered by the Embassy of Norway in Zagreb: +385 1 6273 800, emb.zagreb@mfa.no.

Source: Norway in Kosovo (official) · checked 26 October 2026

Norway in Albania

Essentials for Albania · All foreign embassies and offices there

Embassy in Zagreb (covers Albania)

Grand Centar, Hektorovićeva 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Phone: +385 1 6273 800

Email: emb.zagreb@mfa.no

www.norway.no/en/albania

No embassy in Albania. Albania is covered by this embassy abroad.

Source: Norway in Albania (official) · checked 26 October 2026

Visas and entry

Rules change. Before any trip, check the official source and your passport expiry date. This is general information, not legal advice.

With an Albanian passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

With a Kosovo passport

No visa for short stays: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Since 10 April 2026 you are registered in the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border: fingerprints and a photo. ETIAS is not in operation yet; the start date will be announced months in advance.

Source: European Union: ETIAS — who should apply (list of visa-exempt nationalities) · checked 25 October 2026

EES has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.

Source: European Commission: the Entry/Exit System is fully operational (10 April 2026) · checked 25 October 2026

Kosovo passports have been visa-free in the Schengen area since 1 January 2024.

Source: Ambasada Gjermane në Prishtinë: Pyetje të shpeshta për lirinë e vizave · checked 25 October 2026

Official travel and safety advice

The UK government (FCDO) publishes official advice on safety, local laws, health and risks in Norway. It is written for British travellers, but most of it applies to everyone.

Read the FCDO advice Updated by the FCDO on 25 August 2026

Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) foreign travel advice: Norway · checked 25 October 2026

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