Want to apply Assisted return to Somalia
If you are staying in Norway without a valid residence permit, you must return to your home country or another country where you have a residence permit. You can apply for support to return home and start a new life. This is called assisted return.
Which group do you belong to?
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Adults
Who can apply for assisted return?
- You who have had your application for protection (asylum) or other application for residence rejected
- You who are awaiting an answer to your application for protection (asylum)
- You who do not have legal residence in Norway and have not previously had a case registered with The UDI
Not everyone will have their application granted.
What kind of support can you be given?
- A plane ticket to your home country
- Assistance in obtaining travel documents
- Information and advice from the UDI and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in Norway and Somalia
- Help to plan the journey
- Financial support
Financial support
You must apply early to receive as much financial support as possible.
- If you apply before your deadline for leaving the country has expired, or before you are given a deadline for leaving, you will receive NOK 15,000
- If you apply after your deadline for leaving the country has expired, you will receive NOK 5,000
Also, you will receive support in finding employment, training or business establishment valued at NOK 30,000 through the DRC in Somalia.
How will your return be organised?
- You can receive help on the journey and in connection with stopovers. People going to South-Central Somalia with a stopover in Mogadishu have their trip organised by the Police Immigration Unit. People going to Northern Somalia, with a stopover in Hargeisa, get the trip organised by the IOM
- Transport will normally be arranged for you all the way to your place of origin
How do you apply?
- You must create a user and fill in the UDI's application form for assisted return
- IOM, the asylum reception centre where you live and the UDI's regional office can help you with applying
If your application for assisted return is denied
- If you disagree with the decision from UDI you can write an appeal. When you appeal you should explain why the decision is wrong. You should also submit any new information or new documents if applicable.
- You can submit your appeal on «Appealing a decision» (external website), or by letter to:
UDI Returenheten – VARP
Postboks 2098 Vika
NO-0125 Oslo
Norway- If UDI does not reverse the decision after considering your appeal, it will be assessed again by The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
- You still have the obligation to leave Norway. If your deadline for leaving Norway has expired you do not have the right to stay in Norway while your appeal is being processed.
- If you leave Norway while your appeal is being processed, please send us an email at Varp@udi.no with your contact information, so that we can get in touch with you.
If you want to withdraw your application for assisted return
If you wish to withdraw your application for assisted return, you must notify UDI by email: varp@udi.no, or by phone: +47 23 35 16 00.
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Families with children under the age of 18
Who can apply for assisted return?
- Families with children whose application for protection (asylum) or another application for residence has been rejected
- Families with children who are awaiting an answer to their application for protection (asylum)
- Families with children who do not have legal residence in Norway and have not previously had a case registered with The UDI
Not everyone will have their application granted.
What kind of support do you get?
- a plane ticket to your home country
- assistance in obtaining travel documents
- information and advice from the UDI and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in Norway and Somalia
- help to plan your journey
- a financial grant for each family member who returns
Financial grant
You must apply early to receive as much money as possible.
- If you apply before your deadline for leaving the country has expired, or before you are given a deadline for leaving, you will receive NOK 15,000 per adult and NOK 25,000 per child who was under the age of 18 when you applied for assisted return.
- If you apply after your deadline for leaving the country has expired, you will receive NOK 5,000 per adult and NOK 5,000 per child who was under the age of 18 when you applied for assisted return. Also, each individual receives support in finding employment, training or business establishment valued at NOK 30,000 through the DRC in Somalia.
How will your return be organised?
- You can receive help during the journey and in connection with stopovers
- Transport will normally be arranged for you all the way to your place of origin
How to apply?
- You must create a user and fill in the UDI's application form for assisted return
- IOM, the asylum reception centre where you live and the UDI's regional office can help you with applying
If your application for assisted return is denied
- If you disagree with the decision from UDI you can write an appeal. When you appeal you should explain why the decision is wrong. You should also submit any new information or new documents if applicable.
- You can submit your appeal on «Appealing a decision» (external website), or by letter to:
UDI Returenheten – VARP
Postboks 2098 Vika
NO-0125 Oslo
Norway- If UDI does not reverse the decision after considering your appeal, it will be assessed again by The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
- You still have the obligation to leave Norway. If your deadline for leaving Norway has expired you do not have the right to stay in Norway while your appeal is being processed.
- If you leave Norway while your appeal is being processed, please send us an email at Varp@udi.no with your contact information, so that we can get in touch with you.
If you want to withdraw your application for assisted return
If you wish to withdraw your application for assisted return, you must notify UDI by email: varp@udi.no, or by phone: +47 23 35 16 00.
Information videos
The organisation NorSom News has made some information videos about assisted return for Somalis. You can watch these videos by following this link (external website, opens in new window).