Full table of contents

Title page

Foreword
1 Foreign government personnel and agencies in Norway
	1.1 Diplomatic agents
	1.2 Members of the administrative and technical staff of the mission
	1.3 Members of the service staff of the mission
	1.4 Private servants
	1.5 Diplomatic immunity
	1.6 Inviolability
	1.7 Persons enjoying diplomatic immunity
	1.8 Inviolability and immunity under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
	1.9 Family members
2 Visa requirements
3 Arrival
	3.1 Heads of mission – resident and non-resident; chargés d'affaires en pied
	3.2 Chargés d'affaires ad interim
	3.3 Military attachés
	3.4 Members of the staff of the mission
4 Identity cards
5 Work permits for family members of members of missions or consular posts
	5.1 General information
	5.2 Nationals of EEA and/or EFTA member countries
	5.3 Nationals of non-EEA and/or non-EFTA countries
6 Residence and work permits for members of the service staff of the mission
	6.1 Members of the service staff of the mission
	6.2 Family members of members of the service staff of the mission
7 Private servants
	7.1 Recruitment in Norway
	7.2 Recruitment from outside Norway
	7.3 Employment contracts
	7.4 Visa and residence permit
	7.5 Social security for private servants
	7.6 Family members
8 Health and social security
	8.1 General information
	8.2 Who is covered by the provisions of the national insurance scheme?
9 Taxation and customs duties
	9.1 Tax on capital and income
	9.2 Real estate taxes
	9.3 Customs duties
10 Motor vehicles – customs duties and other dues
	10.1 Import and purchase of motor vehicles, including motorcycles
	10.2 Sale of motor vehicles
	10.3 Taxes on motor vehicles
11 Petrol
12 Alcoholic beverages
	12.1 General information
	12.2 Import of alcoholic beverages
	12.3 Procedure for importing duty-free alcoholic beverages
	12.4 Serving alcoholic beverages outside diplomatic premises
13 Value added tax
	13.1 Goods and services for state-owned properties
	13.2 Goods and services for official use in the chanceries of diplomatic missions and career consular posts, irrespective of ownership
	13.3 Goods and services for the personal use of diplomatic agents and career consular officers
	13.4 Application procedure
	13.5 VAT relief in connection with new chancery buildings and new official residences
14 Driving licences
15 CD licence plates
	15.1 Documents required for applying for CD licence plates
	15.2 Disposal or return of CD licence plates when leaving Norway
16 Toll charges (“bomring”)
17 Parking and parking fees
18 Traffic violations
19 Traffic accidents
20 Driving and alcohol
21 Smoking in indoor public places
22 Telecommunications
	22.1 The Norwegian broadcasting fee
	22.2 Satellite dishes
	22.3 Official communication by radio transmitters
23 Acquisition of real estate
24 Import/export of animals, plants, and pets
	24.1 General information
	24.2 Pets
	24.3 Restrictions
25 General information on the right to demonstrate
26 Firearms
27 Oslo Airport (Gardermoen)
	27.1 Admission cards for restricted areas
	27.2 How to get to the short-term CD parking spaces at Oslo Airport from the arrivals hall on foot
	27.3 How to get to the VIP area and the drop-off parking space at Oslo Airport from Oslo
	27.4 VIP parking area for CD vehicles at Oslo Airport
28 Embassy security
29 The diplomatic bag
30 Flag and emblem of the sending state
31 Flag-flying days in Norway
32 Schools
	32.1 Norwegian public schools
	32.2 Schools where the main language of instruction is other than Norwegian
33 Hunting and fishing
34 Snow removal in wintertime
35 The A.T.A. Carnet
36 Export of antiques and other cultural goods from Norway
37 Departure