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NORWAY
Lack of the necessary travel documents (e.g. valid passport, visa);
A previous expulsion from Norway or another Nordic country and consequently being subject
to prohibition of entry;
Lack of the required work, residence or settlement permit;
Failure to provide evidence of the necessary means to support his/her stay in Norway and pay
for his/her return journey;
An earlier sentence, as prescribed under Article 29 of the Immigration Act (see below), or
grounds for believing that the individual may commit an offence punishable with imprisonment
of a term exceeding three months;
Probability of the person entering another Nordic country from Norway, where he/she is likely
to be rejected for entry because of a lack of the required travel documentation or for any other
grounds;
Where national security or compelling social considerations make it necessary. 4
Exceptions are made where the individual concerned lodges a claim for asylum, in which case
the application will be referred to the Directorate for Immigration (UDI) for consideration.
According to Article 17 of the Immigration Act, asylum seekers may be refused entry in the
following circumstances:
There are reasonable grounds for regarding him/her as a danger to national security;
He/she constitutes a danger to the community following conviction for a particularly serious
crime;
He/she is in one of the situations mentioned in Article 1(f) of the Geneva Convention, relating
to war crimes, crimes against humanity and acts contrary to the principles of the United
Nations;
He/she has already been granted asylum in another country;
He/she has travelled to Norway on his/her own initiative after being granted protection in
another country, or after having stayed in a state or area where he/she was not persecuted and
had no reason to fear refoulement;
Another Nordic state is obliged to accept him/her in accordance with the Nordic Passport
Control Convention;
Asylum must be denied on the grounds of compelling social considerations.
Grounds for Expulsion
Article 29 of the Immigration Act stipulates that a foreign national may be expelled from the
territory if:
He/she has grossly or repeatedly contravened one or more provisions of the Immigration Act
or has evaded the implementation of an order to leave the country;
He/she has served a sentence, or has been sentenced for an offence abroad, which according
to Norwegian law is punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding three months, within
the last five years;
He/she has been sentenced, or placed under preventive supervision, in Norway, for an offence