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  • New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved

    06/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Government has implemented a new regulation on field safety in Svalbard intended to ensure continued responsible development of tourism in a time of increasing activity and rapid climate change. The regulation includes, among other things, an

  • Norway’s Seventh Periodic Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    28/05/2025 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Norway has submitted its seventh periodic report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

  • Norway to receive more patients from Gaza

    23/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Norwegian Government has decided to accept up to 15 new patients from Gaza.

  • Norway to extend agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

    09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government has decided to extend its agreement with the EU on the evacuation of Ukrainian patients until 31 March 2026. In addition to transport for medical evacuation, Norway is providing expertise and deliveries of medical equipment,

  • Norway has received eight more patients from Gaza

    11/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    ‘The health system in Gaza has collapsed, many clinics have been reduced to rubble and very little treatment is available. I am very pleased that Norway is able to help more patients from Gaza. So far, we have evacuated a total of 18 patients and 38

  • Better Measures to Detect Irregular Migration

    02/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has sent out for consultation proposals for amendments to the Immigration Act and regulations to implement the Eurodac Regulation from 2024 into Norwegian law.

  • Displaced people from Ukraine may have their residence permit for Norway extended by a further year

    11/02/2025 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security today made an amendment to Norway’s Immigration Regulations allowing Ukrainians, who have had temporary collective protection for three years, to be granted continued residence in Norway for a further year.

  • Stricter subsistence rules for family immigration

    13/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government is increasing the subsistence requirement for family immigration by approximately NOK 65,000. From 1 February 2025, the general rule will be that one must have an annual income of approx. NOK 400,000 in order to be able to

  • White paper on total preparedness: Prepared for crisis and war

    10/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl presented the white paper on total preparedness. The white paper sets the direction for efforts to strengthen civilian resilience and total

  • Call for increased Nordic civil-military cooperation

    28/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    On Thursday Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Emilie Enger Mehl, hosted the Haga meeting in Oslo, where Nordic colleagues with responsibility for civil protection and emergency preparedness met to discuss increased Nordic

  • Minister Emilie Mehl extends temporary arming of police and internal border controls

    11/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms Emilie Mehl, has today decided to extend temporary arming of the police for three months and to extend internal border controls until 1 December 2024. The police have been armed since 8 October

  • Mehl extends border controls

    23/10/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Minister of Justice and Public Security has decided to extend internal border controls. The background is the increased terrorist threat, particularly against Jewish and Israeli targets in Norway.

  • The Government is changing the rules: Norway will grant collective protection to fewer Ukrainians

    27/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    For two and a half years, the vast majority of people arriving from Ukraine have received temporary collective protection in Norway without individual consideration of each application by the authorities. Starting from today, applications from

  • Nordic Ministerial Meeting on Immigration in Rosendal

    16/08/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration issues met in Rosendal, western Norway, Thursday and Friday this week in order to discuss various topics related to asylum and migration.

  • 10 medical students from Gaza to be granted permission to come to Norway

    02/08/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Ten medical students from Gaza are to be granted permission to come to Norway to take part in an exchange visit at the University of Oslo.

  • Norway receives award for the evacuation of Ukrainian patients to Norway and other European countries

    04/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Since August 2022, Norway has offered regular weekly flights to European countries to evacuate Ukrainian patients. The European Commission has described the flights as a mainstay of Europe’s civilian support to Ukraine. Today, Norway together with

  • The Government wants to reinforce national control to strengthen the Norwegian community of families on Svalbard

    31/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Government today presented a new Report to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) on Svalbard. The Government wants to strengthen the Norwegian community of families in Longyearbyen and shore up governmental control of important infrastructure.

  • Restricting the possibilities of entry for Russian citizens

    23/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The government is now further restricting the opportunity for entry to Norway for the purpose of tourism. The change will be in effect as of 29 May.

  • Extension of collective protection for Ukrainians

    19/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security today presented a proposal to the Storting for amendments to the Immigration Act. The Bill proposes an increase in the period for which temporary collective protection can be granted, from the current

  • Displaced people from Ukraine may have their residence permit for Norway extended by a further year

    16/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security today made an amendment to Norway’s Immigration Regulations, allowing Ukrainians who have had temporary collective protection for two years to be granted continued residence for a further year. A condition

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