Aid organizations are asking the Norwegian government to take in more children from Ukraine
Seven aid organizations wrote a letter to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP), demanding that Norway take in more refugees from Ukraine. Norway plans to…
Ukrainian refugees
The Norwegian government wants to establish a fast track to integrate Ukrainian refugees into society
Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion Marte Mjøs Persen (AP) says the government is working on integrating Ukrainian refugees into Norwegian society quickly. During the…
Norway has registered 2,631 asylum applications from Ukrainian citizens since February 25
A total of 358 new asylum seekers from Ukraine were registered in Norway on Wednesday. A total of 1,507 new asylum seekers have been registered…
Oslo is preparing to take in up to 10,000 Ukrainian refugees
According to an internal document, Oslo Municipality is preparing to receive 5,000-10,000 Ukrainian refugees. The Municipality only has the capacity to house 2,000. The estimate…
Norwegian municipalities will be reimbursed for costs of housing Ukrainian refugees in private homes
Municipalities that have Ukrainian refugees living in private homes can receive grants from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). On Wednesday, the Ministry of Justice…
Norway’s Progress Party fears criminals will take advantage of Ukraine refugee crisis, asks for border control
The Progress Party (FRP) fears that criminals will take advantage of the war in Ukraine and the resulting influx of refugees. It calls for border…
Denmark is rejecting Ukrainian refugees without internationally approved ID documents from crossing its borders
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are being rejected at the border with Denmark because they lack passports or because they are on their way to another…
UN: Three million Ukrainian refugees have left the country
In statements on Tuesday, the UN stated the refugee crisis as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is worsening. “We have now reached the…
UN: Over 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine
In just over two weeks, more than 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine due to the war, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reports. More than…
Ukrainian refugees: The government is considering an airlift to Norway
A state-organized airlift or retrieval of Ukrainian refugees with the help of the Police Immigration Unit are among the options that the Norwegian government is…
UDI: 279 new asylum applications from Ukrainian citizens registered in Norway on Friday
A total of 279 new asylum seekers from Ukraine were registered in Norway on Friday. A total of 1,268 asylum seekers have been registered in…
Temporary collective protection for Ukrainians in Norway has entered into force
The temporary collective protection for Ukrainian refugees has entered into force on Friday. The Norwegian government decided that section 34 of the Immigration Act on…
Bergen is preparing to take in at least 1,000 Ukrainian refugees
Norwegian authorities are preparing to take in thousands of refugees from Ukraine. Bergen Municipality has announced that it can accept at least 1,000 Ukrainian refugees….
Minister Mehl: Norwegians shouldn’t bring refugees to Norway on private initiative
It is important that Norwegians do not travel to Ukraine’s neighboring countries on private initiative to bring refugees here, Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl…
Helse Bergen is preparing to receive patients from Ukraine
Helse Bergen has begun to prepare to be able to receive patients from Ukraine. “We have been notified that patients could come to Norway in…
The Norwegian government is working on a law on the rapid integration of Ukrainian refugees
The Norwegian government is working on a proposal for a temporary law that will ensure progress in the integration of Ukrainian refugees. The country’s new…
Bergen is preparing hotel emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees
Three hotels in Bergen will provide emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees coming to Norway. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) has announced a national tender…
PM Støre visited the Ukrainian refugees at the Porsgrunn center: “We will take good care of them in Norway”
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (AP) visited the refugee reception center in Porsgrunn. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) has asked the Sana…
Norway registered almost a doubling of new asylum seekers from Ukraine on Thursday
A total of 116 new asylum seekers from Ukraine were registered in Norway on Thursday. A total of 245 new asylum seekers have been registered…
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration orders urgent preparation of 1,200 places for Ukrainian refugees
Due to an expected increase in the number of refugees from Ukraine, the UDI has ordered 1,200 emergency places to be set up by Hero,…
