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Ukrainian seasonal workers could receive temporary collective protection in Norway

Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB

Ukrainians who were already in Norway before the war broke out in their home country should receive protection in Norway, according to a new government proposal.

Multiple people from Ukraine who study or work in Norway will have their residence permits expire – without the possibility of renewal. 

The government is now proposing to extend the temporary collective protection scheme to more groups of people. An extension would also include people who are in Norway as seasonal workers.

This solution would also help the group become asylum seekers.

No special restrictions

“People who are given protection in Norway can work here without special restrictions. A residence permit, according to the rules on protection, also gives more rights in Norway than a seasonal permit,” Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion Marte Mjøs Persen (AP) noted.

In mid-March, the government implemented a scheme of temporary collective protection for displaced people from Ukraine. This scheme was primarily for Ukrainian citizens residing in Ukraine before February 24.

As time has passed, people from Ukraine who were in Norway when Russia invaded Ukraine have experienced that their temporary residence permit in Norway will expire without the possibility of renewal. 

“Therefore, the government is in the process of considering extensions of the groups of persons covered by the scheme of temporary collective protection,” Minister of Justice and Emergency Management Emilie Enger Mehl (SP) stated.

“A temporary exemption from the requirement for a residence permit will ensure that seasonal workers can continue to earn money while they wait for a new residence permit,” Mehl said.

The government aims to present the proposal on Friday, April 29.

Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews

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