Applying for Protection (Asylum) in Norway

You can apply for protection (asylum) in Norway if you are persecuted or fear persecution or inhumane treatment in your home country.

To apply for protection, you must be in Norway or at the Norwegian border. Norwegian authorities cannot help you travel to Norway to apply for protection.

You must contact the police and request protection. Since 15 July 2024, applicants for protection must register their application at the National Arrival Centre in Råde.

The National Arrival Centre is located at Mosseveien 58, 1640 Råde.

You are responsible for arranging and paying for your own transportation to the National Arrival Centre. There are exceptions for unaccompanied minors and people in particularly vulnerable situations. Exceptions may also be made when a person's life or health is at risk.

After you arrive at the National Arrival Centre, you will go through several registration steps. These may include a conversation with the police, providing personal information, giving fingerprints and a photograph, handing in passports and other identification documents, and undergoing tuberculosis testing and other health examinations.

You may stay at the National Arrival Centre for up to 21 days while the initial registration process takes place.

After you have registered your application, you will normally be offered a place at an asylum reception centre. Further steps may include an interview with UDI and an assessment of your application.

Different procedures may apply depending on your circumstances. For example, special procedures can apply if you have previously been in another European country, already have protection in another safe country, or come from a country where the authorities can provide protection.

If you are an unaccompanied minor, you have additional rights. You are entitled to a representative and will be appointed a lawyer.

You may also be able to apply for a temporary work permit while your application for protection is being processed. The conditions for working as an asylum seeker are separate from the protection application itself.

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