More areas excluded from the right to collective protectionMessages

13.01.2025

UDI has carried out additional safety assessments of Ukraine and, as of 13 January 2025, there are more areas we consider safe.

Transfer refugee status to NorwayGuide for applicants

Travel document and transfer of refugee status to Norway if you have been granted a residence permit in Norway, and have refugee status in another country.

Survey about national ID card for foreign citizens in NorwayMessages

06.02.2025

The Norwegian Police Directorate wants to know how many people are interested in a Norwegian national ID card when it is launched. This card contains name, personal identification number and photo, and can be used for identification in Norway.

UDI suspends duty to return to UkrainePress releases

01.11.2022

UDI has decided to temporarily suspend the duty to return to Ukraine for individuals who have received a final decision on returning to Ukraine.

Convicted personsDefinition of word or term

Being convicted means having been sentenced to imprisonment, community service or fines.

Want to renew: Immigrant’s passport and refugee travel documentGuide for applicants

If your refugee travel document or immigrant's passport will soon expire, you can apply for renewal.

Have applied: Expulsion and lifting of an entry banGuide for applicants

When you have been to the embassy and submitted an application to have an entry ban lifted together with an application for a residence permit or a visitor visa, both applications are forwarded to UDI.

Want to renew: Brexit: Frontier workers and their familyGuide for applicants

In order to retain all your rights, it is important that you apply to renew your residence permit well before it expires.

AHQ on Policies for family members of beneficiaries of international protection (2014)European Migration Network

This Ad Hoc query concerns members of persons who have been granted refugee status.

Have applied: Family immigrationGuide for applicants

When you have submitted an application for family immigration, you may be summoned for an interview. You normally have to wait in your home country until UDI has finished processing your application.

Want to apply: Lifting an entry ban according to the EU/EEA regulationsGuide for applicants

If you have been expelled from Norway, but you nevertheless wish to return, you can apply to have the entry ban lifted.

Substantiating identity in citizenship casesDefinition of word or term

When you apply for Norwegian citizenship, it is a requirement that your identity must be verified. Submitting a passport from your home country is normally adequate proof.

Strategic plans for migration (2014)European Migration Network

The Portuguese government is developing a strategic plan for migrations.

Ukrainians have their temporary collective protection extendedPress releases

12.02.2025

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has made a change to the immigration regulations that means that Ukrainians who have had temporary collective protection for three years can continue to stay for an additional year.

Asylum seekerDefinition of word or term

A person is called an asylum seeker if he or she has applied for protection (asylum) in Norway and the application has not yet been finally decided.