Embassy and Consulates of Belgium in Norway and Iceland

Belgium in Norway and Iceland

Situation Covid-19 (Corona) in Norway & Iceland

All information regarding the current measures in place in Norway & Iceland can be consulted on our COVID-19 page.

Due to the recent developments regarding the Corona-virus, based on the directives from the local authorities, The Embassy has adapted the opening hours accordingly: 09.30 to 13.00. For personal visits an appointment is required.

If you require information, please contact us by e-mail. We kindly ask you to keep a reduced service in account, this due to the actual circumstances. We remind you that the emergency hotline is only to be contacted in cases of real emergencies (death, accidents, incarcerations,…). Travel or ID-documents will be handled during the opening hours.

 

Important updates:

General information:

Are you a Belgian who has recently moved to Norway and would like to register with the Embassy in Oslo? Did you lose your passport while you were travelling through Norway as a tourist? Do you need to request a visa in order to travel to Belgium? Then you’ve come to the right address.

This website will keep you up to date on consular matters that are specifically applicable to Belgians in Norway and Iceland, current events in Belgian foreign policy and other useful information or events.

News

02 Jul

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Philippe Goffin (MR) states that: "Following the adoption on 30 June of the European recommendation which gradually authorises non-essential travel from some 15 countries outside the European Union, Belgium has begun consultations with experts from the public services concerned with a view to achieving a cautious reopening of its borders".

02 Jul

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Philippe Goffin welcomes the adoption on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 of new conclusions of the Council of the European Union concerning the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Africa, to which Belgium has actively contributed and which will serve as a basis for discussions with a view to redefining our relationship with our African partners.

01 Jul

Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Goffin welcomes the resolution adopted today by the United Nations Security Council in New York on the Covid-19 pandemic. With resolution 2532, the Security Council calls for ninety-day humanitarian ceasefires in all conflict zones around the world to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

30 Jun

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Philippe Goffin is pleased that the international conference 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region', which took place through video conference today, on 30 June 2020, managed to draw attention to the difficult humanitarian situation of the Syrian population and to advocate renewed efforts for a political solution to the conflict in Syria.

30 Jun

The European Member States adopted today a recommendation that allows countries from the EU and Schengen zone (EU+) to allow non-essential travel from 14 countries outside the EU+ as of 1 July. On the basis of the EU framework, the Belgian government will soon evaluate when and under what conditions non-essential travellers from these 14 countries will be allowed to re-enter Belgian territory. In addition, the exceptions for essential travel will be extended.