-
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.
-
Being convicted means having been sentenced to imprisonment, community service or fines.
-
If your refugee travel document or immigrant's passport will soon expire, you can apply for renewal.
-
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.
-
While you wait for an answer to your application for Norwegian citizenship, it is important that you make sure that you have a valid residence permit, and that you notify us if your situation changes.
-
21.02.2017
If you are an Afghan citizen applying from Pakistan, you must hand in your ID documents to be checked by the Embassy.
-
Asylum seekers over the age of 18 who live in an asylum reception centre have a statutory right and obligation to participate in Norwegian language instruction.
-
Entry banDefinition of word or term
An entry ban entails that you have been expelled from Norway and/or the Schengen area and are not allowed to reenter.
-
There are special rules for applying for citizenship if you have previously been a Norwegian citizen or have had a Norwegian passport.
-
If you are a Nordic citizen over the age of 18 and you have lived in Norway for seven years, you can submit notification of citizenship instead of applying. As a rule, you cannot become a Norwegian citizen by notification if you are under the age of 18.
-
DeportationDefinition of word or term
Deportation is when the police escort you out of Norway.
-
This Ad-Hoc is on collecting biometric data when applying for a long stay visa.
-
Research with irregular migrants in Norway. Methodological and ethical challenges and emerging research agnedas. Developing Methods for Determining the Nunmber of Unauthorized Foreigners in Norway.
-
Those who do not need a visa to visit Norway, can stay here for up to 90 days. There are additional rules you must follow.
-
If you have been granted an immigrant's passport, you must attend an appointment with the police. Normally, you cannot use the immigrant's passport to visit your home country.