Tightening of the collective protection scheme
The changes do not apply to people who applied before 28 September 2024, and will not apply to people who have already been granted collective protection and are set to have their residence permit extended. The new regulations will also not apply to people who been medically evacuated and their relatives, and people who are close family members of someone who has been granted collective protection in Norway.
The areas that are considered by Norwegian authorities as safe today are:
- Lviv
- Volyn
- Zakarpattia
- Ivano-Frankivsk
- Ternopil
- Rivne
So far this year, approximately 10 per cent of those who have applied for collective protection have stated that they have lived in these areas.
Persons coming from safe areas will now be assessed according to the regulations for individual protection. There are significantly higher requirements for to be granted protection on an individual basis than for collective protection. UDI has guidelines for assessing applications for protection from Ukrainians on an individual basis (external website) [in Norwegian only].
UDI is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine, and the assessment of which areas are considered safe may change.
Read more about the regulations for collective protection after the changes.
Read more about the tightening of the collective protection scheme and the reasons for the changes here (external website) [in Norwegian only].