Almost 99 percent of the visa applications sumbitted at any of the foreign service missions in Russia were approved. The increased number of visa applications from the foreign service missions in Russia is presumed to have a correlation with increased Norwegian efforts in attracting tourists from Russia as well as increased trade cooperation.
 
Tourist visa is the category most frequently granted. 30 per cent of those who applied for a visa between 1. januar 2006 – 31. mars 2007 applied to come to Norway as tourists. More than half were women.
 
27 per cent of the applicants wanted to come to Norway in connection with work. Three out of four were men.
 
Applicants from different countries apply for visas for different reasons. Almost half of the Russian applicants came to Norway as tourists, while more than half of the Pakistani citizens who applied for a visa gave family visit as the reason for their applications.