{"question":{"passport":"BEN","destination":"SJM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa-free","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"NO_LIMIT","phrasing":"Free movement. No limit under this regime."},"conditions":[{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Travellers to and from Svalbard must present themselves for control when required by the Governor of Svalbard and identify themselves with a passport valid for entry into Norway."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Everyone staying in Svalbard must have the means to be able to reside there; the Governor may reject persons who do not meet the requirements."},{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"Foreign citizens with a visa requirement for the Schengen Area must hold a Schengen visa when travelling to and from Svalbard via mainland Norway, the standard route to the archipelago."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"utlendingsloven","url":"https://lovdata.no/lov/2008-05-15-35/%C2%A76","passage":"Loven gjelder ikke for Svalbard. Kongen kan i forskrift gi nærmere regler om kontroll med utenlandske og norske reisende som kommer fra eller reiser til Svalbard.","explanation":"The Immigration Act contains Norway's visa requirements; § 6 disapplies the Act to Svalbard, so no visa can be required of any nationality entering Svalbard, and the control regulation's only entry requirements are a valid passport and presentation for control.","publisher":"Lov om utlendingers adgang til riket og deres opphold her (utlendingsloven) … § 6. Lovens stedlige virkeområde … Loven gjelder ikke for Svalbard."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-23","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}