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Norway |
2019 |
Policy |
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Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups |
The authorities in Norway launched the website, Asylbarn, dedicated specifically for children in the asylum procedure. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The Norwegian government and the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) increased capacity in the national arrival centre, in emergency accommodation, including accommodation for displaced persons from Ukraine, and in ordinary reception centres. A scheme for alternative temporary reception space was also launched. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security issued a new instruction “Assessment of the conditions for asylum in the Immigration Act, Section 28(1) when the applicant already has a residence permit in Norway"". |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
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Reception of applicants for international protection |
The MOT-system was introduced for reception administration, and it is planned to be further developed in 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
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Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
An internal review of 54 return cases from 2019 took place in the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) in order to examine how UNE assesses what is in the best interests of the child in return cases. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Directorate for Integration and Diversit published a report on municipality expenditure on supporting the integration of refugees. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Content of protection |
The Directorate for Integration and Diversity, in cooperation with municipalities, carried out for the first time a survey on the experiences of participants in the introduction programme. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
One-year-old children in reception centres were included in the financing scheme of free, full-time care in kindergarten. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The UDI introduced a new case management flow by which 70% of applicants receive a decision within 21 days of lodging an application, assisted by the Qlik Sense tool. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Persons granted protection in Norway may obtain a long-term residence permit after 5 years, instead of the previous 3 years, following legislative amendments that entered into force in December 2020. The language knowledge requirement for naturalisation was increased from A2 to B1 level. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The new Integration Act was adopted in Norway and entered into force in January 2021. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The Norwegian government passed a law which provides the possibility to increase the length of introduction programmes and training by 6 months due to the pandemic. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
The Norwegian parliament passed a bill amending the Social Services Act, which requires third-country nationals older than 30 years with insufficient Norwegian knowledge to participate in language training as a condition to receive financial support. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
According to the amended Immigration Regulations, the UDI and UNE are given access to obtain necessary information from the child welfare service for the purpose of case processing. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Legal assistance and representation |
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security clarified that when a third-country national who already holds a residence permit on other grounds in the country applies for international protection, free legal aid is not automatically granted but it is conditioned by a needs test. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
The arrival centre was re-organised in Norway to include multiply stakeholders within the same centre. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
Return of former applicants |
As of March 2020, standard support assistance may be increased in order to ease the return and reintegration process, for example for returnees with special medical needs or if it is assessed to be more cost-effective for Norwegian society. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
|
Norway |
2022 |
Policy |
|
Persons with special needs in the asylum procedure |
The national budget was revised to employ more experts working with children in reception facilities, following the increasing number of arrivals from Ukraine. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
|
Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
The Dublin procedure |
The Aliens Circular was amended to reflect CJEU jurisprudence in Jawo and clarified when an applicant can be considered to have absconded. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to process asylum applications |
An amendment to the Aliens Circular (Vc) established a new procedure regarding lodging and assessing subsequent asylum applications. |
NL LEG 03 2019 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
The Dublin procedure |
New work instructions were published on when and how a case officer should request advice from the Medical Advisory Office to assess an applicant’s aptitude to travel. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Netherlands |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The simplified procedure (Track 2), equivalent to the accelerated procedure, was extended to other categories of applicants. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
|
Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
A draft decree would revise and shorten the Dutch regular asylum procedure from 8 days to 6 days. The draft underwent a public consultation process by the end of November 2020. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
Further guidance was added on how to interpret the element political conviction: it is clarified that the applicant cannot be expected to exercise restraint on his/her fundamental political views, which may be actions or expressions that are particularly important for the person's identity or moral integrity. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The policy on sur place refugees was clarified, based on the jurisprudence of the Council of State. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |