800 Ethiopians may be forcibly returned to Ethiopia
800 Ethiopians living in Norway without having legal residence may now be forcibly returned to Ethiopia, according to news channel NRK. Ethiopia has previously refused…
Asylum seeker
The first asylum charter to Gambia conducted
15 people were returned on Thursday by Norway’s first asylum charters to Gambia. All of the 15 persons were asylum seekers arriving at Storskog in…
1 500 Storskog-cases processed
Of the approximately 5,500 people who arrived at Storskog last year, just over 1,500 had their cases processed. Only 65had their asylum application granted. As…
Cruise ship docked in Kristiansand will be turned into reception center in Sweden
A cruise ship that will be put to use as a reception center in Sweden, has arrived at Kristiansand. There the final preparations will be…
The Minister of Education opens the door for asylum seekers in Christian schools
Minister of Education Torbjorn Roe Isaksen thinks that Christian schools should be allowed to give language courses to asylum seekers and notifies that he will…
Asylum seekers moved from school after suspicions of sexual assault
26 minor asylum seekers will no longer attend lessons at Ulstein school in Ulsteinvik in western Norway. Girls have been subjected to sexual advances, and…
All the unaccompanied minors had their asylum applications accepted
Everyone unaccompanied asylum seeking minors whohad their applications processed in January this year, were granted residence in Norway, according to new figures from the Directorate…
Increase in the number of asylum seekers from Russia to Finland
More than 600 migrants and refugees have so far this year come to Finland from Russia at border stations north of the country. During the…
Sexual Criminals have abused minor asylum seeker minors
Known sex offenders have abused minors in Norwegian reception centers, NCIS.informs The perpetrators are both residents of the reception centers and people who attend the…
Listhaug denies that she creates fear
Immigration and Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug denies that she creates increased fear among the population with her statements on asylum policy. The newspaper Aftenposten writes…
Politicians in Rogaland considering bus discount for the asylum seekers
The Christian Democratic party in Rogaland wants give asylum seekers discounts on bus tickets , like students and seniors. – Integration work starts from day…
Rohde: Worried that escaped asylum seekers will go free
The former top police Hanne Kristin Rohde is worried that people escaping from Norwegian asylum centers will be left to their own devices because the police…
Austria will expel 50,000 asylum seekers by 2019
Austria have made it their goal that 50,000 asylum seekers will be expelled over the next three years, according to a new plan from the…
New meeting between Russia and Norway on returns on Wednesday
Russian and Norwegian officials will meet in Moscow on Wednesday next week to try to make progress in the deadlocked return situation. Foreign Affairs confirms…
Støre fears that asylum seekers will escape
Thousands of asylum seekers who do not get their application treated, either in Norway or Russia, may escape from Norwegian asylum centers, Labor party leader…
Syrian asylum seekers are approached by Islamists
Islamists are said to have made contact with newly arrived asylum seekers at the Police Immigration Unit at Tøyen in Oslo. An asylum seeker Dagbladet…
The Church asylum seekers are going back to West Camp
The three Syrian asylum seekers who went to church asylum in Kirkenes last week has chosen to return back to Arrival Center Finnmark. They are now…
The increase in asylum applicants gave jobs to 170 of 200 of UDI interviewees
UDI have doubled their number of officers in two months. It has provided jobs for many newly graduated social scientists and lawyers. When the number…
Nearly 18,500 were given permanent residency last year
In all, 18,431 foreigners from a total of 108 countries received a permanent residence permit in Norway last year. The largest group, one out…
UN requirements can force Norway towards a new return policy
The asylum practice at Storskog can be commuted after criticism from the UN. The Liberal Party believes that the government must give in and change course,…