Want to apply Applying for protection (asylum) in Norway

You can apply for protection (asylum) if you are persecuted or if you fear persecution or inhumane treatment in your home country.
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The applicant is the person who wish to apply for protection (asylum) in Norway. 

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Do you already have a residence permit in Norway?

In that case, it is possible that you may not be granted protection (asylum) in Norway. Read more information here. 

How do I apply?

asylsøkerbevis / card for asylum seeker

You must contact the police and request protection.

To apply for protection, you must be in Norway or at the Norwegian border, where you can apply for protection with the police.

Where do I find the police?

To apply for protection with the police, you can:

  • tell the border police that you want to apply for protection (asylum),
  • show up at the police station where you are, or
  • show up at the National Arrivals Centre at Råde

The police will help you with transportation to the National Arrival Centre. To register your application for protection, the National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) will have a conversation with you at the National Arrival Centre. You will receive a card that shows you have applied for protection.

What happens after I apply?

asylmottak / asylum reception centre

What happens after I apply?

What happens after I apply?

You arrive at the National Arrival Centre.

You will stay at the National Arrival Centre for up to 21 days, and there are many steps to go through. You will, among other things:

  • have a conversation with the police
  • provide personal information
  • give your fingerprint and picture
  • provide passports and other ID documents
  • be tested for tuberculosis and conduct other health examinations

What happens after you have applied is further described step by step on UDI's website This happens when you have applied for protection (asylum).

Unaccompanied minor who apply for protection

Can you work before your application is processed?

Check whether you as an asylum seeker can work or participate in voluntary work before your application is processed, and how to apply for a work permit for asylum seekers.

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Norway has several different procedures for asylum applicants

  • If you are from a country where the inhabitants can get help from their own authorities, your asylum application will be processed and rejected within 48 hours. 
  • If you have been in another European country before you came to Norway, you will be sent back there. This is called the Dublin procedure, and it means that it is the country you are sent back to that is responsible for considering your asylum case. Then UDI will not interview you.
  • All other applicants will have their applications processed pursuant to the normal procedure. This means that you can stay in Norway while the UDI is processing your application, and you will normally receive an answer after a few months.
  • If you commit a crime and do not need protection, the UDI will process and reject your asylum application within a short space of time.

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