Female gender mutilation and forced marriage are also considered domestic violence.
If a person exploits a family member or someone else for purposes such as prostitution, work, begging or crime, it is called human trafficking.
In Norway, it is prohibited to subject someone to violence, including domestic violence, female gender mutilation, forced marriage or human trafficking.
Violence in the family is violence carried out by family members or former family members.
The violence can consist of:
Many people are uncertain about whether they are being subjected to violence if the violence is not physical. Examples of psychological violence can consist of:
There are different types of residence permits that you may apply for if you have been the victim of physical or emotional violence.
Contact UDI or your local police to find out if you qualify for any of these types of residence permits.
Presentation in several languages aimed at those who are victims of abuse (ppt, 4 MB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Arabic (pdf, 270 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in English (pdf, 292 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Farsi (pdf, 268 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in French (pdf, 273 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Filipino (pdf, 292 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Norwegian (pdf, 271 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Russian (pdf, 294 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Somali (pdf, 273 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Thai (pdf, 292 kB)
Information about residence permit for victims of abuse in Urdu (pdf, 315 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Arabic (pdf, 875 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in English (pdf, 508 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Farsi (pdf, 908 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in French (pdf, 884 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Norwegian (pdf, 898 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Russian (pdf, 866 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Somali (pdf, 863 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Filipino/tagalog (pdf, 863 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Thai (pdf, 897 kB)
Poster about residence permit for victims of abuse in Urdu (pdf, 874 kB)