Individual Protection in Norway

Individual protection is assessed when an applicant does not receive protection under a collective protection scheme, or when the application must be assessed under the ordinary rules for protection.

Under the ordinary rules, UDI assesses the applicant's individual need for protection.

You may be entitled to protection if you have a well-founded fear of persecution because of your ethnicity, descent, colour, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.

You may also be entitled to protection if there is a real risk that you would face the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if you return to your home country.

UDI considers the circumstances of each case and assesses whether the authorities in the applicant's home country can provide effective protection.

UDI may also consider whether there is another accessible area within the applicant's home country where the person could live safely.

Individual protection is different from collective protection. Collective protection is based mainly on the general situation affecting a defined group, while individual protection requires an assessment of the applicant's personal circumstances and individual need for protection.

If UDI rejects an application for protection, the applicant will normally receive information about the decision and the right to appeal. A lawyer can assist with the appeal, and the case may be considered by the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE).

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