Vulcano gives free visa-extension
Foreigners who can’t leave Norway due to the closed air space can extend their visas free of charge.
Like in the rest of Europe, thousands of travelers are stucked at different airports in Norway due to the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has issued a permit to extend visitors visas to Norway. But, all visitors holding a visa to Norway that expires before they are able to get a flight out of Norway must submit an application to the local police.
In the Barents Region this applies to passengers on the Tromsø-Murmansk flight and passengers flying from other places in Norway to Kirkenes to cross the land-border to the Kola Peninsula. Also, cancelation applies to several flights from Oslo to Moscow or from Oslo via other European transit hubs towards Russia.
Foreigners that are stucked at airports in Russia holding a visa that will expire before their flights can take off can take contact with the consular services at both the Sheremetevo and Domodedevo airports in Moscow and the Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg. A fee of 25 USD will be charged for those in need of a extension of their Russian visa.
