Have applied Living at or moving from a reception centre
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Can I apply to move from one asylum reception centre to another or from an asylum reception centre to live privately?
UDI offers a place to live to everyone who applies for protection in Norway. Asylum reception centres and emergency accommodation are modest, temporary accommodation solutions where you can stay while waiting for an answer to your application for collective protection. Many people are arriving from Ukraine now, and we can therefore not process applications for relocation between asylum reception centres and emergency accommodation facilities.
You can live in private housing
Even though we are not processing applications for relocation between asylum reception centres and emergency accommodation, you can still choose to live elsewhere such as, for example, with friends or family.
Are you going to stay in private housing after you register with the National Arrivals Centre?
If you are moving to a private address after registering at the National Arrivals Centre, please notify LINK of the new address you are moving to. You must do this before moving. LINK then notifies the police and UDI of your new address. UDI must know where you are when we send out the decision letter concerning protection (asylum) and other important information. If we do not know where you are, we will not process your application for protection.
Are you moving from an asylum reception centre or an emergency accommodation to a private address?
Suppose you live in an asylum reception centre or an emergency accommodation and move to a private address. If that is the case, you must report your new address to the reception centre and to the local police where you will be living. UDI must know where you are when we send out decisions on protection (asylum) and other important information. If we do not know where you are, we cannot process your application for protection.
If you live in private housing, you can apply for alternative accommodation to reception centres.
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Moving between reception centres
UDI has the final say on where you will live.
If you already live at a reception centre
If you already live at a reception centre and wish to move, it is your regional office that will process your application to move to another reception centre. You can ask the staff at the reception centre about how to apply. Not everyone who wants to move will have their application approved.
The UDI requires that you have compelling reasons for moving, for example that you
- have close family in or near the reception centre you want to move to
- need medical treatment that requires you to move
- have received an offer of a job or education that entails you have to move
- are nationally and linguistically isolated at the reception centre you want to move from
You must document your need to move. It is also important to be aware that, even if you can document your need, it is not certain that you will be allowed to move to the reception centre you want. The reception centre may not have a vacant place for you, or there may be other reasons why it is not possible.
Form for moving between reception centres
If you are not living at a reception centre
If you are no longer living at a reception centre and want to move back to a centre, it is not certain that you can move back to the same centre you lived at before. If you are not offered a place at the reception centre you previously stayed at, you will be offered a place at another reception centre.
Report your move
Remember to notify the reception centre and the police where you live that you are moving and where you are moving to. It is important that we know your address so that we can inform you about your case.
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Moving from a reception centre to a private address
Moving from a reception centre to a private address
If you have a job, somewhere to stay and can provide for yourself, you can move out of the reception centre. The same applies if you have family or others in Norway who are willing to provide for you and give you somewhere to stay.
If you move out of the reception centre, you lose the right to financial assistance from the Norwegian authorities.
You must live at a reception centre to be entitled to financial assistance, free interpreting services and training in the Norwegian language.
Report where you are moving to
Remember to notify the reception centre and the police where you live that you are moving and where you are moving to. It is important that we know your address so that we can inform you about your case.