Have applied: Protection (asylum)

This happens when you have applied for protection (asylum)

A guide that shows you step by step what happens when you apply for protection.

Have applied for protection (asylum) when you already have a residence permit in Norway

Information for those who have applied for protection, but already have a residence permit in Norway.

What happens to your application?

What happens during the asylum interview
How your application is assessed
How to submit your documents

Waiting time – when will you receive a reply to your application?

How long it takes before you receive a reply to your application varies.

Do you wish to leave Norway?

You may apply for assisted return to your home country or other country of legal residence at any time.

Can you work when you have applied for protection (asylum) ?

Check if you can work or participate in voluntary work before your application is processed.

Are you going to move?

If you move, you must tell the police.

Information for current residents of an ordinary asylum reception centre

An ordinary asylum reception centre is somewhere asylum seekers who are waiting for an answer to their application, or have received an answer, lives.

Information for you who do not live in an asylum reception centre

For example you stay with family or friends.

How to get to the asylum interview

Explanation on how to get to where you have been told you are going to be interviewed.

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Have applied Protection (asylum)