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Chapter VI - European Resettlement Programmes
available for refugees in receiving
municipalities. UDI uses this information
to select an appropriate
municipality for specific refugees.
This system particularly facilitates
service provision for dossier arrivals,
which account for the majority of
medical cases, and generally enables
municipalities to better accommodate
refugees’ physical and psychological
healthcare needs.
Pre-departure
Cultural Orientation (CO): Since
2003, the Norwegian government
has contracted IOM to develop and
implement the Norwegian Cultural
Orientation programme (NORCO).
This pre-departure programme
provides a four-day CO programme
for adults (16 years and older) and
a two-day programme for children
(8-15 years). The training sessions
are learner-centred and emphasise
direct participation of refugees in
activities including role-plays, case
In-country selection
Selection
missions (UDI)
UNHCR
submissions
Max. 6 months
Selection of cases on a
dossier basis (UDI)
Final
decision
Emergency: 48hrs
Dossier selection (including emergency cases)
2-day pre-departure
CO for children, 4-day
CO for adults (IOM)
Final decision
studies, problem-solving, games
and debates. Video clips and presentations
are used to elaborate
specific CO topics, and participants
are each provided with reference
handbooks.
The NORCO programme is delivered
by a bicultural trainer, from the same
or similar background of the refugee
group, who speaks the language of
the cultural orientation participants
and who has lived in Norway for
some time. The use of a bicultural
trainer means an interpreter is not
required and communication is thus
more direct. The trainer can also
represent a role model for refugees,
as he or she has learned Norwegian
and managed to professionally
establish him/herself in Norway.
Medical Exam: IOM
Travel arrangements: IOM
Pre-departure
health checks &
travel (IOM)
Travel (IOM)
Integration programme -
generally 2 years, can be
extended to 3
Arrival & direct
reception in
municipalities