Europe registers 31% fewer asylum applications this year
The coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions have contributed to far fewer people seeking asylum in EU countries, Norway, and Switzerland this year. A total of…
Refugees
2020 update: A total of 238,300 people with refugee background are living in Norway
At the start of 2020, 4,500 more refugees were living in Norway than the year before. A total of 238,300 people with refugee backgrounds were…
The government will prioritize refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Transfer refugees who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender persons must, for the first time, be prioritized both as a group and as an individual….
Covid-19 pandemic: Government strengthens humanitarian efforts
The Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating an already difficult situation for populations in countries affected by humanitarian crises. Refugees and internally displaced persons will be especially…
Norwegian municipalities settled almost 5,000 refugees last year
Norwegian municipalities settled a total of 4,822 refugees last year, figures from the Integration and Diversity Directorate show. The number is about the same as…
No new refugees to be settled in Groruddalen and Søndre Nordstrand in Oslo
Oslo City Council has decided that no new refugees will be settled in Groruddalen and Søndre Nordstrand this year. The municipality of Oslo will settle…
Norway will bring 800 quota refugees from Rwanda and Romania
Norway has agreed to welcome 200 refugees located in Romania and 600 in Rwanda during the year. “A total of 800 people who have been…
A majority of the refugees that have completed introductory programs are at work
55 percent of the 37,000 refugees who completed the introductory program from 2005 to 2016 were employed in 2017, according to a new Statistics Norway…
The government has 242 million kroner unused for refugees
Due to a a record low amount of people are seeking asylum in Norway in 2019, a large part of the budget for asylum, refugee…
Will settle 5,000 refugees
By 2020, the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) wants Norwegian municipalities to settle around 5,000 refugees, of which more than half are resettlement refugees….
Special schemes for refugees to be removed
Refugees residing in Norway are now entitled to rights that otherwise require 40 years of membership in the national insurance scheme. But this will soon…
Refugees that want to return to Eritrea
In a letter to the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) writes that they are experiencing an increase in applications from people who…
The number of refugees in the world is the highest since World War II
The number of refugees in the world has now exceeded 70 million. That is the highest figure since World War II, according to the UN…
The government is tightening the Norwegian requirement for refugees, to up to four years
Refugees with a high education can cope with a three-month introductory course, while the least educated will receive four years of training in Norwegian language…
Record high numbers of refugees in work or education
More and more refugees are either in work or education show fresh figures. The figures for 2018 were the best in ten years. The figures…
Frp wants refugees to sign a contract
Quota refugees must sign a value contract if they want to get protection in Norway. It is one of Fremskrittsparti’s (Frp’s) proposals for tighter immigration…
Norwegian municipalities settled almost 5,000 refugees last year
Refugees are settled faster than before, according to an annual report from the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi). The annual report for the settlement…
FRP representative proposes to pay refugees in Lebanon
FRP’s (Progress Party) Kari Kjønaas Kjos will make it easier for refugees in Lebanon to return to their home country Syria by giving them start-up…
Listhaug embraces Danish immigration policy
Listhaug embraces Danish immigration policy The Danes’ very restrictive immigration policy is a wet dream to Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party). Listhaug travelled to Copenhagen on…
Refugees keenest to become Norwegians
Refugees keenest to become Norwegian citizens Statistics Norway confirms what most would take for granted. While refugees, especially from Asia and Africa, change their nationality…
