Schengen Business Visa Rejected from Norway Embassy

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What should be change in purpose of visit? I want business visa only.

You would qualify for a short-term visa for this visit if you could convince the Norwegian authorities that while you are in Norway you will not perform any activities that are considered under Norwegian immigration law to be work. These include (based on the letters you quote in your question):

  • performing work relating to the realization of a contract, which includes product development, and
  • participation in workshops (because they are considered to be part of product development), and
  • "continued development based on findings" because it is explicitly product development.

Since it seems that you've applied and been rejected twice, however, you may find it difficult to convince the authorities of the credibility of a subsequent visa application with significantly different description of the activities. Your better bet, therefore, is to apply for a different document, as you have been advised to do by the Norwegian authorities, or to conduct your meetings remotely.

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Based on the attached description of the application's activities in Norway the applicant must apply for the residence permit.

What should I do next?

Apply for the residence permit. You’ve already received the most relevant advise already. I would follow that.

An applicant may have many reasons to believe that the visa they are applying for is the right one, but ultimately its the issuing authority that decides which activities are allowed. The activities you have listed, are not allowed, according to them. So a re-application for the same visa will not help.

They have your refusal on record, and a quick reapplication with an altered description of intended activities may very well be seen as deception.

Must Read: Does your business trip to Norway require a work permit?

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