7. Who has access to your personal data?
The immigration authorities in Norway consist of several agencies that carry out different tasks. The foreign service missions and immigration sections of the various police districts accept and prepare for example applications for residence permits, while the National Police Immigration Service (PU) accepts and registers applications for protection. UDI decides cases such as applications for protection, residence permits and Norwegian citizenship. The Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) processes appeals concerning the UDI’s decisions.
The staff at the different immigration authorities use different case processing systems and through these, gain access to data that are registered about you in our databases. The staff are only to process your personal data when it is necessary to carry out their work.