Tag: immigration
Thousands more ‘illegals’ in Norway
As more details emerge about arrested illegal alien Maria Amelie and her pending deportation, thousands more like her are living in Norway in fear...
Progress Party’s tips for immigrants
Two leading members of Norway's most conservative political party in Parliament, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), have offered a 10-point plan for immigrant parents...
Consumer Council offers money transfer calculator
The Consumer Council of Norway (Forbrukerrådet) has added a new service to its calculators for price comparisons, this time aimed at helping immigrants in...
Population grows to nearly 5 million
Norway's population is creeping closer to the 5 million-mark, according to the latest figures collected by state statistics bureau SSB. Meanwhile, just over 9,000...
UDI plans new asylum centers
Norway's immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) wants to restructure its asylum centers, and open up to 30 new facilities for rejected refugees waiting to be...
Hundreds denied citizenship because of poor Norwegian language skills
Nearly 350 foreigners living in Oslo and Akershus alone have been denied citizenship or permanent residence permission in Norway because they're not good enough...
Cuts loom at immigration agency
Norway's immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) warns of more delays in processing immigration and asylum cases, because of budget cuts that will eliminate 100 staff...
More crooks sent out of the country
Justice Minister Knut Storberget said he was glad that more convicted criminals are being sent out of Norway, in line with tougher government policy.
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More rejected refugees sent home
Norway looks set to break a new record this year in deportations of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected. Police rounded up around...
Progress Party’s lack of progress
NEWS COMMENTARY: Norway's most conservative party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), must be feeling a need for attention. One of its top leaders has...
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