So far this year, 3,310 asylum seekers have arrived in Norway, an increase of 20 percent compared to the first months of 2012. The number of minors among the asylum seekers, however, has declined.
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In 2012, 78 500 immigrations and 31 200 emigrations to Norway were registered. Both of these figures were slightly lower than in 2011, according to Statistics Norway...Read more...
The exhibition "New Land, New Life: Norwegian Immigration in Minnesota 1825-1925" shows highlights from the Norwegian immigration to Minnesota, and is on through June 20, 2013.
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The number of people from the Netherlands who have moved to the county of Telemark has tripled in 10 years, after a recruitment company was hired to bring in Dutch workers.
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The Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) denied Nathan and his parents asylum in Norway back in April 2012. Tuesday, the District Court concluded that UNE's verdict in the case was invalid.
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Open borders and mild sentences encourages more foreigners to come to Norway to commit criminal acts, says Oslo Police Chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold.
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At the beginning of the year, there were 5 051 300 residents in Norway, which means a population growth of 65 400 in 2012. Immigration surplus accounted for 72 per cent of the growth.
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In his annual speech, outlining economic perspectives, the Governor of the Norwegian Central Bank, Øystein Olsen called for a more resilient banking sector in Norway.
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A record number of well educated persons from abroad are now applying to have their education from home officially recognised also in Norway.
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In 2012, 30 % more residents disappeared from Norwegian asylum centers, compared to 2011. A total of 2398 people disappeared from Norwegian centers last year...Read more...
Approximately 40,000 citizens from within the European Economic Area (EEA) and close to 10,000 workers outside of the EEA were granted work permits in Norway last year.
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Last year, 9785 asylum sekers arrived in Norway, an increase of 8 per cent from the year before. Six out of ten are granted residence.
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At the start of 2013, 619 children whose applications for permanent residency were denied have lived in Norway for more than three years.
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Nation-wide demonstrations are held on Saturday, protesting against the expulsion of children who have been denied asylum in Norway.
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The Norwegian Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by child asylum seekers and their families, and has ruled that both Veronica Delic (10) and Mahdi Shabazi (9) and their families will have to be deported.
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The Norwegian authorities have decided to increase the financial support for asylum seekers who return to their homeland, by NOK 10,000 for each child in the family.
