Lowest net immigration in ten years
700 in 2016. The growth is mainly due to increased immigration from war-torn Syria. In 2015, 4 000 more Syrians arrived in Norway than left,…
Immigration
Immigration will soften the rules on naturalization
UDI wants to change the law so that children are not penalized for something that happened before they were born in naturalization cases. UDI director…
Immigration interviews minors via Skype
In anticipation of better age tests the Norwegian Department of Immigration (UDI) puts more emphasis on asylum interviews to determine the age of minors. Many…
Nearly half the population are critical of the government’s immigration management
The government’s handling of immigration and integration policy gets the thumbs down from almost half of those questioned in a new poll. 47.4 % of…
Selection: Immigration could threaten support for the welfare state
– Immigration can challenge the bipartisan support of the welfare state land structure in Norway, says Professor Grete Brochmann. Professor Grete Brochmann has led the…
Economy explains skepticism toward immigration
The most vulnerable in the labour market are the most negative toward immigration. This is what is shown in a new study conducted in Norway…
Immigration before school age gives better chances in Norway
The younger children are when they immigrate, the better chance they have of surviving in Norway. This is in respect to job prospects, income and…
Rising scepticism about immigration among the Norwegian population
A third of the population believes it should be more difficult for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain a residence permit in Norway, according to…
Listhaug: – The third world cannot all come to Norway
Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug says she will tighten Norwegian immigration a few more notches. -The Whole world cannot move to Norway, she says. The solution…
Trandum-physician posted critical messages about immigration online
One of the doctors’ responsible for health services at the Police Immigration Detention Centre in Trandum, on several occasions expressed criticism of immigration policy, and…
Immigration ensures increased proportion under 25 years
Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents shows that people under the age 25 make up an increasing share of the Norwegian population, according to an…
Record levels of immigration to Germany last year
Net immigration to Germany from other EU countries was at a record high of 382,000 people in 2015. The total of emigrated people is 685.485…
HRS: – More realistic figures about immigration
Human Rights Service (HRS) applauds the new forecasts for immigration and population growth from Statistics Norway (SSB). The foundation has previously accused SSB of embellishing…
Ombudsman castigates UDI for slow procedures
9,600 people are waiting for UDI to process their applications for family reunification.The Ombudsman believes that the procedures for this are taking too much time…
Norwegians believe immigration is a bigger challenge than climate change
Norwegians think to a much greater extent that immigration and rising unemployment are more pressing challenges for Norway than climate change is , according to…
Immigration has changed the relationship between Norway and Poland
The immigration has changed the relationship between Norway and Poland. NATO-Summit, trade and hundreds of thousands of Polish immigrants are on the agenda when Poland’s…
Norwegians more concerned about the immigration
The refugee crisis in Europe is having an impact on Norwegians. Nearly one in five, 19 percent, say that immigration is their biggest worry for…
Immigration pushing up population
The Sami areas north of Saltfjellet mountain range have not experienced the same major population growth that has been seen in the rest of Norway…