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About Norway

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Facts & Figures

Norway is a constitutional democracy in Northern Europe with a population of 4.9 million inhabitants. Read more

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Area:  385 155 km2
Population:4 973 029

Capital:  Oslo /59 56'N 10 41

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Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria and Cape Town

The Embassy in Pretoria
Ozmik House, North Wing
165 Lynnwood Road
P.O. Box 11612
0181 Brooklyn

Tel: +27 12 364 3700
Fax: +27 12 364 3799
E-mail: emb.pretoria@mfa.no

Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 16:00
(Closed during lunch hours 12:00-13:00)

Visa Section
Visiting Hours (Consular Matters):
Monday – Friday 09:00 - 12:00          

Telephone Hours:
Monday – Thursday 14.00 - 16.00
No telephone hours on Fridays!

In case of after hours emergencies you will be directed to the Foreign Service Response Centre in Oslo.

The Embassy and Visa Section will be closed the following public holidays 2012:
March 21  Human Rights Day
April 5  Maundy Thursday
April 6  Good Friday
April 9  Family Day
April 27  Freedom Day
May 1   Workers’ day
May 17  Norway’s National Day
August 9  National Women’s Day
September 24 Heritage Day 
December 17 Day of Reconciliation
December 25  Christmas Day
December 26  Boxing Day

The Embassy Office in Cape Town
17 Floor Norton Rose House
8 Riebeck Street , Cape Town, 8000
P.O. Box 5620, Cape Town, 8000

Tel: +27  21  425 1687
Fax: +27 21 419 3568
Email: embctn@telkomsa.net

Office Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:30 - 16:00

Visiting Hours (Consular Matters):
Monday – Friday 09:00 - 12:00