~6 0~p>Among Ukrainians whose asylum cases are being considered today, 370 (47%) are men aged 18 to 60.
Norway will individually consider applications for asylum from Ukrainians who were not living in Ukraine at the time of the outbreak of a full-scale war.
This is reported by NRK.
The application will be examined by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).
“We need to be sure that we have a stable level of arrivals to Norway” , said Norwegian Minister of Justice Emily Enger Mehl.
At the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian government quickly introduced a collective protection scheme for displaced people from Ukraine.
The collective protection scheme provides residence permits without individual assessment of the need for protection. This scheme does not apply to Ukrainians who were living in other countries at the start of the war, but they were allowed to remain in Norway, since the obligation to leave for Ukrainians was abolished.
Now this obligation is being reintroduced for Ukrainians, so UDI is starting to process these asylum applications individually. We are talking about 800-1000 people who may have to leave Norway. Among these people there are also men of military age.
“Among Ukrainians whose asylum cases are being processed today, 370 (47%) are men aged 18 to 60,” immigration authorities note in an email to NRK.
However, the Ministry of Justice in an email states that the risk of being sent to war with Russia is not a reason to live in Norway.
“Conscription and war-related service are not conditions that in themselves qualify for asylum in Norway. However, this must be assessed on a case-by-case basis,” it says.
Recall that Russian tourists were banned from visiting Norway. The changes took effect on May 29.
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