Read how you can apply for protection (asylum) here.

UDI has decided that Ukrainian citizens who are in Norway on permits or visa-free visits that expire can continue to be here until further notice.

You can get collective protection if you:

• are a Ukrainian citizen and resided in Ukraine before 24 February 2022. Ukrainian nationals on holiday or visits outside Ukraine for up to 90 days before 24 February 2022 are also included. The same goes for those who fled Ukraine shortly before 24 February 2022
• have been granted protection in Ukraine before 24 February 2022
• are a close family member of a person who has received collective protection, regardless of nationality. Close family members may be a spouse, cohabitant, children under the age of 18 and other family members who, before 24 February 2022, were part of the same household as the person receiving collective protection. Examples of other family members might be children over the age of 18, grandparents or siblings

If the list above does not apply to you, you can still apply for protection, but your application will be assessed individually. If you have ties to Ukraine but are not covered by the list above, you cannot get collective protection in Norway.

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You cannot get collective protection if you:
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• Were not a resident in Ukraine before 24 February 2022
• Were a resident in Norway or another country until 24 February 2022
• Have another residence permit in Norway
• Are not a Ukrainian citizen, but have had a residence permit in Ukraine

Please note that you may be entitled to collective protection in Norway if you had protection in Ukraine. If so, you must provide documentation confirming that you have residency for protection there.

If the list above applies to you, you may still apply for protection accessed individually(external website). If so, UDI will consider whether you meet the requirements for obtaining a permit as a refugee.

• The permit for collective protection is limited and is granted for one year at a time, for up to three years.
• You are entitled to health care through public health services (external website).
• You have the right to work in Norway.
• Your children have the right to attend school and kindergarten.
• If you are between 18 and 55, you have the right and obligation to follow an introduction programme, including training in Norwegian and social studies. If you are over the age of 55, you may still have the right to participate in an introduction programme. The municipality in which you reside may answer questions about this.
• Your family members who are not covered by the scheme for collective protection may apply for family immigration to Norway according to the usual rules.
• For the first three years, collective protection does not form the basis for permanent residence. Still, you may obtain a temporary residence permit that forms the basis for permanent residency after those three years. After 5 years with a temporary permit that forms the basis for permanent residency, you can apply for a permanent residence permit if you meet the other requirements. This means a total of 8 years before you can apply for a permanent residence permit.
• You must tell the truth. If you have given us incorrect information or failed to mention matters of importance impacting the permit you receive, you may lose your permit.
• You have the right to travel in and out of Norway, but you must have a travel document. You are also allowed to travel to Ukraine.
• You keep your Ukrainian passport while staying in Norway. If you need a new passport, please contact the Ukrainian Embassy in Norway.

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For you to be granted collective protection, the Norwegian authorities must know who you are. To prove your identity, you can provide, for example, one of the following documents:

• Your passport (both biometric and non-biometric passport)
• National ID card from Ukraine
• Other documents, such as a birth certificate or expired passport

If you do not have any identity documents, the police must conduct additional investigations to establish your identity.

If you have protection in Ukraine, you must show documentation confirming that you have residency for protection there, in addition to identifying yourself.

Yes, suppose you do not have a passport, biometric passport, visa or other ID documents. In that case, you can still apply for protection in Norway if you are already in Norway or have reached the Norwegian border.

If you have been to another European country before you came to Norway, you may be sent back to that country. This is called the Dublin Regulation, and means that it is the first European country you came to that is responsible for handling your protection case (asylum case). This cooperation also applies to Ukrainians. Here you can read more about how the Dublin Regulation works in practice (external website). 

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Ukraine is not a member of the EU and has an animal health status that differs from Norway, especially when it comes to rabies.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is working to find good solutions for Ukrainians who come to Norway with pets that do not meet the animal health requirements for entry into the EU / EEA area.



As of now, the points below list the requirements that applies for pets (dog, cat, ferret) that accompany their Ukrainian owner:

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• The Norwegian Food Safety Authority will check all pets at the border crossing to Norway (veterinary third country control). If possible, arrival with animals must be notified in advance to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. (BIP-gardermoen@mattilsynet.no)
• If the pre-entry rabies antibody titration test has not been performed, the test can now be done in Norway. The pet must be quarantined at a quarantine station or at an establishment of equivalent biosecurity, until an antibody titer higher than 0.5 IU/ml is documented. Then an individual assessment will be made for the possibility of home isolation of the pet, at a given address.

• All pets that are unvaccinated against rabies on arrival, must be kept in quarantine. There they will be vaccinated against rabies. After vaccination, the animal must undergo a rabies antibody test. This test will be carried out on a blood sample collected at least 30 days after the date of vaccination. After the animal has had a valid rabies antibody test, the animal must be quarantined for another 3 months from the collection date of the blood sample. This means that animals that are unvaccinated at the time of arrival to Norway must be quarantined for at least 4 months.
• If dogs have not been treated (by a veterinarian) for tapeworm infection within 1-5 days before entry into Norway, they will be treated as soon as possible after entry. All faeces must be collected and disposed of in the residual wastebins for a minimum of 5 days after arrival to Norway.
• If the animal is not identified with a microchip at arrival, this will be performed by a veterinarian.

Refugees from Ukraine will not be charged financially for this handling or any inflicted quarantine of their pets.

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Please register your pet if you bring it from Ukraine (external website)



You can read more here.

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Due to the Russian war against Ukraine, UDI has suspended the duty to return for Ukrainian citizens in Norway until further notice. Even if you do not have legal residence in Norway, you will not be expelled and sent out of Norway now.

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You can continue to stay in Norway until further notice, without risking any consequences.

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A registration in SIS means that you generally do not have access to the Schengen area as long as the entry ban lasts. An application for protection nevertheless precedes a registration in SIS. This means that you can apply for protection in a Schengen country even if you are registered in SIS, and you are allowed to stay in the country until your application for protection has been processed.

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You can apply for protection on the border of the first country you come to after leaving Ukraine. If you want to apply for protection in Norway, you can do so when you reach the Norwegian border.

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This information applies to entry into Norway and does not include travel through other countries. You must check the rules that apply for border crossings for Ukrainian citizens without a biometric passport or ID documents in other countries you have to go through on your way to Norway.

The information about legal entry applies for all Ukrainian citizens, regardless of whether you travel alone, with a group or with family living in Norway.

If your purpose of travelling to Norway is to apply for protection, you can apply for protection when you reach the Norwegian border.

Norwegian authorities no longer consider Ukraine a safe country. Due to the situation in Ukraine, the government reports that Norway will grant Ukrainians temporary collective protection in Norway. The scheme will apply to Norway in coordination with other countries in Europe, and we will post more information when we know more.

If you are not going to apply for protection (asylum) 

If you are not planning to apply for protection in Norway, the usual entry rules apply to you. 

• If you have a biometric passport from Ukraine, you can travel to Norway visa-free. Children must also have a biometric passport to be visa-free, even if they travel with parents who have a biometric passport. 
• If you do not have a biometric passport, you must have a visa, residence permit or residence card in Norway. This applies to both adults and children.

Applying for a residence permit or a visa

Normally, foreign citizens who need a visa or a residence permit to live or work in Norway must, as a general rule, apply before entering Norway. As the VFS application centre and the embassy in Ukraine are closed due to the security situation, it is not possible to apply for a visa or residence permit from Ukraine now and the embassy in Ankara handles applications from Ukrainian citizens.

For more information on how to submit your application, please visit:

VFS application centres that accept applications for residence permits (external website)

VFS application centres that accept applications for visitor's visas (external website)

Citizens who do not need a visa to Norway may apply for certain residence permits from Norway. You will find more information about the requirements for applying for a residence permit in Norway on UDI’s guides for those applying (external website).

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You cannot travel to Norway without a visa if you don't have a biometric passport, a residence permit or a residence card in Norway. This applies to both adults and children. Please note that this also applies to children without travel documents, even if their parents hold a biometric passport. Norwegian authorities cannot comment or answer questions about what applies at other countries' border crossings. If you have arrived in Norway or at the Norwegian border, you can apply for protection (asylum) even if you do not have a passport or biometric passport.

Read how you can apply for protection (asylum) here.

UDI has decided that Ukrainian citizens who are in Norway on permits or visa-free visits that expire can continue to be here until further notice.

Yes. Asylum seekers and refugees in Norway have the right to healthcare for physical ailments and illness, mental issues, addiction problems, and dental care.

Information in Ukrainian on this website: https://www.helsenorge.no/uk/utlendinger-i-norge/helsehjelp-for-asylsokere-og-flyktninger-i-norge/ 

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If the child applies for protection (asylum) in Norway without the parents, the child will be registered as an unaccompanied minor asylum seeker.

You can find information for children applying for protection without their parents here (external website). The child will get a representative who will help the child through the asylum application process. You must contact the police together with the child as soon as possible.

You must tell the police about your relationship with the child, where the parents are, why the child came to Norway alone and how the child came to Norway.

Depending on the child's age, the child will be offered to live in an asylum reception centre or in a care centre. If the child wants to live with you in your home, it is possible to apply for an alternative to a reception centre (external website). Local child welfare will always be notified in such cases.

Please note that there may be changes in the process.

Other information about protection and residence in Norway for people affected by the crisis in Ukraine also applies to children.

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You should stay at the National Arrival Centre until you have done several activities. It may take up to 21 days. The activities are part of the process of applying for protection. 

Examples of activities you will go through are:  

• registration of your application   
• establishing your identity

Read more about the different activities you will go through at the arrival centre (external website).   

You do not have to stay at the National Arrival Center the entire time. But it is recommended that you stay there until you have done all the necessary activities. If you leave the National Arrival Centre before the whole process is finished, your application process might come to a halt. It may then take longer for you to receive an answer to your application. 

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At the National Arrival Centre you will get food, a bed to sleep in, and food suitable for children and babies. You will also get clothes and hygiene items if you need them. You can not cook your own food at the centre. You can freely go out shopping for food with your own money. 

At the National Arrival Centre, you will sleep in a tent hall. That is the accommodation everyone gets. There are a few rooms that particularly vulnerable people can use. The UDI will evaluate the individual need to decide if a person needs a room.  

Read more about the different activities you will go through at the arrival centre (external website). 

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When you arrive in Norway you can choose to stay privately or at a National Arrival Centre. If you have a place to stay with friends, family or other social networks, you can stay there until other information is published. You do not need to show up at the National Arrival Centre for registration. This applies regardless of whether you have a biometric passport or other ID documents.

If you do not have a place to stay, you must contact the police. The police will arrange transportation for you to a National Arrival Centre for registration. At the National Arrival Centre you will get food, a bed to sleep in, and food suitable for children and babies. You will also get clothes and hygiene items if you need them. You can not cook your own food at the centre. You can freely go out shopping for food for your own money.

At the National Arrival Centre, you will sleep in a tent hall. That is the accommodation everyone gets. There are a few rooms that particularly vulnerable people can use. They will evaluate the individual need to decide if a person needs a room.

Read more about the different activities you will go through at the arrival centre.

If you don't have friends or family that can accommodate you, a good place to start looking is the official website  "Prykhystok":

https://prykhystok.in.ua/

This website contains information about accommodation and housing for Ukrainians, and contact information for those who offer or need free housing.

We also encourage Norwegian citizens to use the website "Prykhystok" if you want to help with housing for women and children who have been forced to come to Norway due to fleeing the war.

It is voluntary to stay at the reception centre. The UDI still recommend that you stay at the National Arrival Centre until the following activities have been completed: 

• Registration of application 
• Identification of identity

If you travel from the National Arrivals Center before this has been done, it may take longer before you receive an answer to your application. 

You will get your phone back when the police finish their investigations. If you leave the Arrival Centre before the police finish their investigations, they will send you your phone in the mail when it is ready. 

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If you choose to stay privately

The government has informed that municipalities that want to take responsibility for Ukrainian refugees living in private homes (outside reception centres) can receive financial subsidies from UDI (external website). The subsidies will cover necessary support for subsistence and other municipal services until they are settled by the Directorate for Integration and Diversity (IMDi). You can apply here: https://www.udi.no/en/situation-in-ukraine/stay-in-norway/apply-for-private-housing/ 

You are entitled to health care from a doctor or hospital and the right to receive certain types of medication. If you need medical attention, you can contact a doctor where you live. If you have children, they have the right to go to school.

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An asylum reception centre is a simple and temporary accommodation where you can stay while you wait for an answer to your application for collective protection. It is voluntary to live in an asylum reception centre.

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When you arrive at the asylum reception centre, you will receive information about:

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• house rules
• safety conditions, such as fire protection and safety
• practical conditions at the reception, including resident participation
• money and basic benefits
• the local community and offers in the local community, including transport, shops and other services

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The people who work at the asylum reception centre will facilitate, guide, and help you if you need it. They will also guide you in obtaining current information from the public sector and voluntary organizations.

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At the asylum reception centre, you will get:

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• a bed (not in a tent)
• access to a kitchen
• equipment for small children, such as prams and beds
• access to facilities to wash and dry clothes
• internet access in the room and in the common areas
• access to use a computer/tablet at the asylum reception centre
• money (basic benefits) for food, clothing, hygiene items and transport
• offer of primary school for children from 6-16 years
• adapted school offers for young people between 16-18 years
• offers of leisure activities
• participate in information programs

At some asylum reception centres, there will be

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• offer of child care for children between 0-6 years
• offer of kindergarten for children between 1-6 years

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We do not know how long it will take before you move from the asylum reception centre to a municipality.

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​​Emergency accommodation is a type of accommodation for asylum seekers used when many asylum seekers arrive at the same time. This type of accommodation has a simple standard but will ensure your basic needs.

In the emergency accommodation, you will get:

• a bed (not in a tent)
• some money
• food, or money for food
• food for young children and babies, or money for food
• equipment for young children, such as baby bottles
• access to facilities to wash and dry clothes
• hygiene items if needed, including diapers for children
• internet access in the room and the common areas
• offer of primary school for children from 6-16 years
  
  

The people who work in the emergency accommodation will give you practical information about settlement, leisure activities, health care and services in the local community.

You will be informed when and where to move from the emergency accommodation. We do not know how long it will take before you should move.

You will find more information about emergency accommodation here

Velkommen til akuttinnkvartering (norsk) (pdf, 129 kB)

Ласкаво просимо в центр термінового розміщення (ukrainsk) (pdf, 198 kB)

Добро пожаловать в место экстренного размещения (russisk) (pdf, 184 kB)

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Your family abroad can apply for family immigration according to standard rules once you have received collective protection (external website).

You or your family member must submit an electronic application in the UDI Application Portal. Your family member must go to a VFS Application Centre to personally hand in their application documents.

Due to the security situation, the VFS application centre and the embassy in Ukraine are closed (external website). Therefore, it is impossible to apply for family immigration from Ukraine now, but the Embassy in Ankara handles applications from Ukrainian citizens.

For more information on how to submit your application, please visit:

VFS Application Centres that accept applications for family immigration (external website).

The fee for adults who apply for family reunification with someone granted collective protection is 7.800 Norwegian kroner. If you are not already a family but wants to become one, the fee is 10.500 Norwegian kroner. There is no fee for children under the age of 18. A complete overview of the application fees for family immigration is available here (external website).

There are no changes in the requirements for getting a residence permit in Norway or for those who may receive family immigration in Norway (external website). Your family must consider what type of residence permit may be relevant to apply for (external website).

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If you have been granted a residence permit as a seasonal worker, you have been given a set of dates in which you can travel into Norway. This period usually lasts for 6 weeks. 

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Suppose you are a Ukrainian citizen who is in Norway. In that case, you can start working before the entry period if your employer offers you to start working earlier than stated. Before you start working, you must book an appointment with the police. After you have booked an appointment, you can start working for your employer.  

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Suppose you have worked as a seasonal worker during the last 6 months. In that case, you can not start working as a seasonal worker again until it is at least 6 months since you terminated your previous employment as a seasonal worker.

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ou can continue to stay legally in Norway, even if you have been here for more than 90 days. Because you do not have a residence permit, you do not have the rights a residence permit gives you. That means, among other things, that you do not have the right to work in Norway. 

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UDI has no financial support schemes.

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If you have questions about your health rights, please visit helsenorge.no (external website).

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As long as the duty to return for Ukrainian citizens is suspended, you as a Ukrainian citizen may apply for all types of permits from Norway (external website).  

UDI will process all applications that Ukrainians submit from Norway due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. 

If you have a valid residence permit in another safe country, where it is possible to return, the UDI will not accept your application for a residence permit from Norway now.  

If you apply for protection and are granted collective protection, you can still apply for other types of residence permits.

Please consider which residence permit may be relevant for you to apply for. If you have family here, you may apply for family immigration.  

Another option may be a work permit. Please consider what you want to apply for.  

You will find an overview of all residence permits you may apply for here (external website).

If you have handed in an application for a residence permit for Norway from Ukraine, the embassy in Ankara will inform you when UDI has made a decision.

Citizens who do not need a visa for Norway can in some cases travel to Norway before their residence permit has been granted. These are the same groups that can apply for residence permits from Norway. You can find more information about whether you have the right to apply for a residence permit from Norway in UDI’s guide “Want to apply”

Because of the crisis in your home country, UDI has suspended the obligation to return for Ukrainian citizens in Norway until further notice. Even if you do not have legal residence in Norway, you will not be deported and sent out of Norway now. You can continue to stay in Norway until further notice, without any consequences for you. 

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With a permanent residence permit or permanent right of residence, you can reside and work in Norway indefinitely. Collective protection is a permit that does not form the basis for permanent residence. You can therefore not apply for permanent residence after three years. 

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If UDI decides that you still need protection after three years, you can get a new temporary permit. UDI will assess the application on an individual basis. If you receive a new permit after three years of collective protection, the new permit will provide a basis for you to later apply for a permanent residence permit.

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When granted collective protection, you have the right and duty to follow an introductory program, which includes training in Norwegian and social studies.

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You must contact the municipality where you reside to get information about your rights and obligations to participate in the introductory program. The municipality will give you guidance on this.

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Yes, you can return home to Ukraine when there is peace, even if you have received collective protection in Norway. You do not have to stay in Norway when peace re-occurs in Ukraine.

Yes, if you have a passport or other travel documents, you may travel out of Norway while you have collective protection. Please note that you must reside in Norway for at least half the time you have a permit.

You have the right to the same health care as everyone in Norway, such as going to the doctor or hospital and receiving certain types of medication. The right to health care applies when you come to Norway and ask for protection (asylum).

You can get a GP. Meaning that you can go to the same doctor every time. To get a GP, you can call the GP phone, +47 810 59 500.

How to get in touch with a doctor

• Contact a doctor where you live if you need health care.
• If you have an urgent need for medical help, you can contact the emergency room.
• Call telephone number +47 116 117 to contact the nearest emergency room.
• You can ask for help from the staff at the asylum reception to book an appointment.

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• Your General Practitioner (GP) during opening hours
• Your local out-of-hours medical centre on 116 117 when your GP is unavailable and you are unable to wait
• 113 in an emergency

Your GP or your GP's surgery is your main point of contact within the health service. If you can, you should always call your GP first.

Yes. Pregnant women are entitled to essential healthcare before, during and after delivery. They are entitled to follow-up health services by a doctor or midwife, and they also have the right to give birth in a hospital. Pregnant women can decide for themselves whether to have an abortion up to week 12 of their pregnancy.

For pregnant women, all healthcare is free of charge. Giving birth at a hospital is also free of charge.

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As a gesture of solidarity during this humanitarian crisis, TannlegeBislett have decided to offer free emergency dental treatment to Ukrainian refugees in Oslo.

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Read more here: https://www.tannlegebislett.no/general-5

Yes. Your children have the right to go to school when you have applied for asylum in Norway. The right to go to school applies to your children from the age of six until they are 16 years old.

If you are a parent to a child under 16, you must send your child to school. The right to go to school applies as long as it is a high possibility that you will stay in Norway for more than three months. Talk to the municipality where you live regarding help sending your children to school.

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Refugees who have been granted collective protection by the UDI and have received a letter from IMDi on settlement in a specific municipality, have the right and duty to participate in Norwegian language training and social studies as soon as they have settled in the municipality. The training is free.

You, as an employer, may submit an application on behalf of your employee (external website).

Suppose you or your employee already paid a fee to the embassy in Ankara but have not been to the VFS Application Centre to submit the application and additional documentation. In that case, you can contact the embassy and request a refund of your fee.

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You are not allowed to work when you are waiting for an answer regarding your application for protection unless you have been notified by the UDI that you are allowed to work.

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Normally, an asylum seeker can apply to work while UDI is processing the application.

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We do not yet know what will happen to that scheme when the UDI consider collective protection for Ukrainians.

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