Tag: immigration

Syrian refugees rose by 177 percent

UPDATED: The number of people seeking asylum in Norway rose sharply in the first half of 2014, hitting a five-year high. Immigration agency UDI's...

50,000 Swedish job seekers eye Norway

More than 80,000 Swedes already work in Norway, making up the largest immigrant group in the country. Staffing company worknorway.se said it has another...

Plans to toughen marriage migration

The Norwegian government wants to set an age limit of 24 years and an income requirement of over NOK 300,000 (USD 48,400) per year...

‘Paradise’ lost for euro crisis refugees

"In Spain they talk about Norway as a 'paradise,'" 34-year-old Tatiania Espinosa told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), but the reality turned out to be much different. Espinosa...

Immigrants turn to Conservatives

The number of Norwegian residents with non-western background who voted for Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) doubled between the elections of 2011 and 2013, according to new...

Warrant in girls’ kidnapping may be illegal

An appeals court in Norway ruled late last week that a warrant issued by police for the arrest of a man suspected of kidnapping...

Norway halts flow of Syrian refugees

Refugees from the Syrian civil war have finally started arriving in Norway, but now Norwegian authorities are hesitating to take in more. Many of...

Warm welcome for returning Afghan interpreter

Norwegian military veterans in full uniform, other enthusiastic supporters and a full press corps were among those waiting to welcome Faizullah Muradi back to...

Brief reprieve for Iranian students

Three Iranian PhD students who were due to be thrown out of Norway on Tuesday after their residence permits were rejected were granted one...

UDI to fly Muradi back to Norway

Afghan interpreter Faizullah Muradi will be flown back to Norway on Thursday, after the immigration appeals board UNE decided he could stay in Norway...
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