Tag: immigration

Thousands of Ukrainians enter Norway’s job market

After losing their jobs, homes and parts of their country to Russian invaders, thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Norway are now emerging from both...

A Ukrainian refugee in Norway shares her story of war and hope

SPECIAL FEATURE: More than 6.3 million Ukrainians have fled their homeland since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Since then, Norway has accepted...

Asylum terms extended for Ukrainians

The Norwegian government plans to extend the current collective protection for refugees from Ukraine from three to five years. The plan will allow more...

Drammen accused of refugee racism

Last week's vote by the Drammen City Council to only accept refugees from Ukraine has set off charges of discrimination and racism, and left...

Benefits cut for Ukrainian refugees

The Norwegian government is moving forward with cuts in social welfare benefits for Ukrainian refugees. The goal is to make Norway less attractive as...

Norway’s border to Russia may close

Norwegian Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said she's prepared to close Norway's border to Russia in the far north, if there's any sharp or...

Norway tries to reduce refugee influx

The number of refugees arriving in Norway from Ukraine has risen sharply in the past six weeks, but they come at the cost of...

More refugees arrive from Ukraine

Norway's national immigration agency UDI reports that 166 new asylum seekers from Ukraine arrived in the country on Wednesday alone. All told, 907 arrived...

Norway welcomed more new citizens

Thousands of new Norwegian citizens filled up the Oslo Spektrum arena on Sunday, to be formally recognized and welcomed even though all have been...

Norway scraps au pair program

Labour Minister Marte Mjøs Persen announced Wednesday that the Norwegian government is moving forward with plans to stop issuing temporary residence permits under its...
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