#52026XC03355Updated Schengen Border Reference Amounts for Norway and Sweden
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This update sets out the money travellers may need to show when entering the Schengen area through Norway or Sweden. It mainly affects non-EU travellers, airlines, travel operators, and businesses arranging travel for staff or visitors. Norway will assess funds case by case, but gives guide amounts: NOK 300 per day for visitors staying with family, friends, or in prepaid accommodation; NOK 1,300 per day where no accommodation plan is shown; and at least NOK 1,000 per person per day when several people travel together. Sweden sets its reference amount at SEK 700 per day from 15 April 2026.
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Key Changes
- Norway updates its Schengen border reference amounts for travellers entering through its external border.
- Norway sets guide amounts of NOK 300, NOK 1,300, or NOK 1,000 per person per day depending on accommodation and group travel circumstances.
- Sweden sets its border-crossing reference amount at SEK 700 per day from 15 April 2026.
Obligations
What this law requires
Foreign nationals entering Norway must be able to show evidence that they have, or are ensured, sufficient means for their stay in Norway or another Schengen country and for their return journey; otherwise they may be refused entry at the border.
Foreign nationals entering Norway who stay with family or friends, or in prepaid accommodation, should be able to show at least NOK 300 per day as an adequate minimum amount for their stay.
Foreign nationals entering Norway who do not present planned accommodation for the duration of their stay should be able to show NOK 1,300 per day.
Where more than one person is travelling to Norway, travellers should be able to show at least NOK 1,000 per person per day.
From 15 April 2026, foreign nationals crossing Sweden's external Schengen border must meet the Swedish reference amount of SEK 700 per day.