UNE has temporarily stopped issuing residence permit grants for persons residing outside of Norway. The reason for this is that no visas for visitors to Norway are currently being granted by Norwegian missions abroad.
UNE will maintain approximately normal operations, but will prioritise cases that can be decided by a board chair.
UNE has postponed all board hearings and other hearings (forvaltningssamtaler). The decision applies, for the time being, to the end of April.
Due to a technical data error, appellants have not received automatic notifications from us in a number of family immigration cases. This problem is now solved.
The amendment to the regulations give a group of people who have been granted time-limited permits as unaccompanied minors the right to re-apply for protection. The applications are to be submitted to UDI.
Before Christmas 2017, the Storting adopted a legislative amendment that revoked the Ministry’s extended right of instruction, which has been in effect for two years.
Some of the applicants who came to Norway as unaccompanied minor asylum seekers will now have their cases reconsidered.
Refusing to issue travel documents to refugees whose identity has not been substantiated is in accordance with the UN Refugee Convention, determines a new Supreme Court judgment.
In June 2017, the Grand Board found that UDI was right to revoke the refugee status of two Somali nationals because they no longer needed protection.
Information from UNE you can get here on our website, or you can call the case information service on 21 08 50 00.