Residents
Svalbard residents can travel around most of the archipelago in both summer and winter. Individual travellers who are local residents of Svalbard must give notification of travel plans that involve travel to or within Sør-Spitsbergen, Forlandet and Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Parks and Søraust-Svalbard and Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserves.
Local residents who are planning one or more trips during the winter or summer season to the areas which require notification, may give notice of their tentative tour plans. The Governor will process the notification and send out an official answer. This answer is valid on the following condition: that latest one day before departure, information including exact dates, number of person and planned route is sent to the Governor's office via email. This is primarily for your own safety.
You are resident in Svalbard when you have registered in the Population Register of Svalbard and intend to stay in Svalbard for a minimum of six months.
The Governor of Svalbard can set requirements for search and rescue insurance.
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Contact persons
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Thomas Haavik
Phone: +47 79 02 43 48 -
Alexander Vågenes
Phone: +47 79 02 43 23