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Netherlands |
2020 |
Legislative |
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Return of former applicants |
The Aliens Circular was amended and clarified that when a child is born after a parent has received a return decision, even though the child is subject to an independent return decision, the period of voluntary return is aligned to the parents' decision and expires at the same time. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Special procedures to assess protection needs |
The Unites States, Armenia and Trinidad and Tobago were re-assessed as safe countries of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2022 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) and United Work implemented a pilot project on employment for recognised beneficiaries of international protection in the Eindhoven region. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Netherlands |
2019 |
Policy |
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Content of protection |
Changes in the procedure to grant a residence permit for persons in a distressing situation were implemented (among others) with the abolishment of the discretionary power of the Minister for Migration and by mandating the Managing Director of the IND to consider ex officio within the first assessment of the application whether a distressing situation exists. |
EASO Asylum Report 2020 |
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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 |
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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 |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
Amendments to the Immigration Act would allow authorities to expulse refugees, without first making a decision on the cessation of the status, when the person has been convicted and sentenced of a crime that is punishable by 2 or more years of prison. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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Norway |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
A new Integration Act entered into force in January 2021, putting more emphasis on training participants in the introduction programme (mostly refugees) on the skills required by Norwegian employers or needed to qualify for further education. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Special procedures to assess protection needs |
Norway revised its list of safe countries of origin. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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 |
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 |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
The UDI announced a tender for a new supplier to train reception staff who lead dialogue groups on violence in reception centres. The dialogue groups are offered for men and boys over the age of 15, and the UDI was considering developing a similar scheme for women. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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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 |
2019 |
Legislative |
|
Return of former applicants |
A legislative proposal was introduced for a national legal basis for a forced return monitoring system, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Return Directive. |
NO LEG 03 2019 |
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Norway |
2019 |
Policy |
|
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 |
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 |
2021 |
Legislative |
|
Content of protection |
An amendment to the Norwegian Social Services Act came into force 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. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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Norway |
2020 |
Policy |
|
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 |
|
Norway |
2022 |
Legislative |
|
Reception of applicants for international protection |
New regulations entered into force on determining the benefits for residents in asylum reception centres. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2023 |
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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 |
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 |
Policy |
|
Access to procedure |
The arrival centre was re-organised in Norway to include multiply stakeholders within the same centre. |
EASO Asylum Report 2021 |
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Norway |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Information provision on the asylum procedure |
The UDI launched a new website to inform applicants about the current situation in Afghanistan, some also providing a section on frequently asked questions. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |
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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 |
2021 |
Policy |
|
Processing asylum applications at first instance |
The UDI commissioned an assessment of the quality of 150 asylum interviews and decisions in order to use the findings to draft guidelines and policy instructions to case officers who decide on asylum claims. |
EUAA Asylum Report 2022 |