The Honorary Consulate of Norway in Odesa is a volunteer-run office that assists Norwegian citizens in Ukraine; passport and visa applications go to the Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv.
Contact Details
| Address | Mechnykova Street 2/1, Odesa, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 48 734 47 07 |
| consulate@norway.in.ua | |
| Website | www.norway.in.ua |
| Head of Mission | Oleh Fomychov, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Odesa
The honorary consulate represents Norway in Odesa. The office is named by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv page “About the embassy”. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Norway page (Internet Archive copy of 12 July 2025), the honorary consul is Oleh Fomychov. Its consular district covers the Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +380 48 734 47 07 or e-mail consulate@norway.in.ua.
Odesa, in Odesa Oblast, lies about 441 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Holders of ordinary Norwegian passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which Norwegian office issues passports and visas?
Passports, visas and other formal consular services for Norwegian citizens are handled by the Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv.
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Norway and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Norwegian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Odesa
11 other countries are represented in Odesa: Austria (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Estonia (honorary), France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Italy (honorary), Latvia (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), Sweden (honorary).
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The honorary consulate may close on Norway’s national day (17 May) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in Norway can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Oslo.
Norwegian missions in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Odesa, the nearest other Norwegian office is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 440 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Odesa.
- Kyiv (440 km) – Embassy of Norway in Ukraine
- Odesa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv – About the embassy (om ambassaden) (checked 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Norway page (Internet Archive copy of 12 July 2025), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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