Six myths about returning

The pending before many misconceptions about what it takes to return foreign nationals staying illegally in Norway. Returning is one of the most demanding challenges of immigration, not only in Norway, but in all European countries. There are no easy solutions. Here I review the six common myths about returning. Myth 1: Many foreigners are [...]

How to deal with criminal asylum seekers

Few things are more devastating to support asylum system than asylum seekers who commit crimes. Although the number of criminal asylum seekers is small compared to the total number of asylum seekers each year come to Norway, they get a lot of attention and creates fear of asylum seekers in general. From UDI side we notice it especially when [...]

Problems arise when asylum case has been

It appears increasingly to the long processing must be why many asylum seekers remain in reception centers for years. The processing time for most cases, however, shorter than many think, although the total time, including appeals, should be further reduced. The real problem lies somewhere else. The majority are not asylum seekers Many are surprised when [...]

Police analysis: Immigration should take some, but not all

Police analysis proposes to transfer all police duties in the field of immigration that does not require enforcement authority to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Does it make sense? My answer depends on which part of the tasks we are talking about. Long been applicable It has long been necessary to transfer the tasks that local police districts performing in the processing of applications for work, others [...]

Let refugees settle themselves

Last November I wrote a blog post about the 3500 refugees who were living in reception centers even though they had been granted a residence permit in Norway. They waited for a municipality would receive them. Since then, the number of refugees in the same situation increased to nearly 4 500 Municipalities have new requests [...]

Returns - a daunting challenge

People who have received a final rejection of an application for asylum, are obliged to leave the country. To follow up on this in practice has proved to be one of the biggest challenges facing immigration, both in Norway and in other European countries. Postulates that it "just to get them out," is easily [...]

How to get better control of foreigners' identity

When a foreigner comes to Norway, it can sometimes be a challenge to know who the person really is. Not all countries have real people records, false identity documents can be easily manufactured or genuine documents easily purchased. For just 10-15 years ago there was little awareness of identity issues. This has changed markedly both in Norway [...]





When perceived asylum rejection as final?

To get an asylum application after investing plenty in terms of money, effort and hope for the future to come to Norway, can be seen as a huge defeat. Dreaming of a new and better future are crushed. Even if they do not meet the requirements for asylum, they have strong personal reasons to leave [...]

25 years of UDI

In the annual report for the year 1988 starting wrote former Immigration director that it had been a year of pioneering spirit and fire. It strikes me that this is the word that can describe UDI through many of the 25 years that have passed since its inception and until today. Tremendous growth Firstly UDI been [...]

Nordic immigration of step

We tend to think of the Nordic countries are relatively similar. When it comes to immigration is still much that separates. I recently met my Director Nordic counterparts in Norrköping. In these results, we usually include the exchange of information on migration patterns, primarily in the asylum area because the fluctuations which are so large. But it is [...]

Barns best in immigration cases

20th November is the anniversary of the UN Convention. It reminds us that one of the most difficult we do immigration is to consider cases where the interests of what is best for a child to be weighed against other considerations, particularly immigration regulation. Such cases create great commitment, naturally enough. It is not coincidental [...]

Immigration to communicate better

UDI has over the years conducted several user studies. The results have been pretty much the same, and quite discouraging. Just admit it: What we are doing is not good. UDI user satisfaction is lower than what one should expect of a government agency. The processing times are now shorter course perceived as a clear [...]

Where do refugees live?

It might of course, but it is not. One who receives a residence permit in Norway after seeking asylum, to stay and live in Norway. It is the state which grants a residence permit, but as we know, it is not possible to stay in Norway without staying in a municipality. Here is nothing more a [...]




Olins Film: Strong meeting with part of reality

Margreth Olin uses strong measures when she reviewed her new movie "The Other" focuses on how unaccompanied minor asylum seekers are treated in Norway. We who serve in our immigration has benefited from seeing reality as it also produced the film. It reminds us that everything we do is about individuals, with their [...]

Fire departments meet labor migration

15th October it was five years ago, four agencies joined forces to establish a special service for foreign workers in Oslo. It had then seen a sharp rise in labor immigration to Norway, especially from the new EU countries in Eastern Europe. But also from countries outside the EU / EEA influx of migrant workers. Since the increase has only continued. If many [...]