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24/09/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
In ‘A normal everyday life with increased emergency preparedness’, the Norwegian Government will remove entry restrictions in three phases. Phase 1 will begin on Saturday 25 September at 4 pm.
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10/09/2021
News story
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security proposes extending the Interim Act relating to Entry Restrictions for Foreign Nationals out of Concern for Public Health. The proposal has now been sent out for consultation.
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02/09/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Romantic partners and family members from countries outside the EU/EEA will be allowed to enter Norway from 12 September.
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31/08/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Government will outline a clearer framework for access, passage and activity in nature in Svalbard. The aim is to create even safer and better experiences for tourists, while reducing the impact on vulnerable nature.
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27/08/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Norwegian Government wants to ease the pressure on the Norwegian border with Sweden at Svinesund, and will let travellers with a valid COVID-19 certificate cross the old Svinesund bridge. All of the people in the car are required to hold a valid
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26/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
An increasing proportion of the population have been vaccinated and this means that we are now in a position to ease some of the current travel restrictions. However, while we are further opening the border, we must be prepared for the possibility
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14/07/2021
News story
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Partners of people residing in Norway who are themselves resident in the USA and have been granted permission by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration to enter Norway may travel to the country until the next date when any changes to the Norwegian
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09/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The list of ‘purple’ countries has been changed following advice from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The USA has been removed from the list due to the current infection situation. This means that partners and grandparents may not arrive
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05/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Many EEA citizens can enter Norway now. The Norwegian Government plans to allow even more groups of people to enter the country from the end of July. This includes workers from the EEA and their family members.
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02/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
From 5 July, entry into Norway will be allowed for more foreign nationals who reside in certain countries on the EU’s third country list following an assessment of these countries by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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24/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Government proposes a mandatory residency period of three years in a Norwegian municipality (kommune) for non-Norwegian citizens in order to be eligible for suffrage and standing for election for Longyearbyen Community Council.
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04/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
On 27 May, the quarantine hotel programme was changed, so that the rate of infection in the country a person has visited now determines whether they must stay at a quarantine hotel or not.
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04/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Norwegian Government has established a very narrow application scheme for exemption from the duty to stay at a quarantine hotel for people with particularly strong reasons.
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04/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Norwegian Government is easing the COVID-19 measures in Svalbard by raising the occupancy rate for overnight accommodation to 90 per cent.
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26/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
From 27 May, Norwegian students returning from studies abroad will not have to pay the fee if they must stay at a quarantine hotel.
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24/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The distinction between necessary and unnecessary travel is removed for entry into Norway so that travellers from the UK and countries in the EEA/Schengen area with a low rate of infection do not have to stay at a quarantine hotel. People who have
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24/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry has changed the documentation requirements for proving residence in Norway and thus the right to enter the country.
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14/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Effective from 21 May, changes will be implemented to the documentation required to prove one’s residency in Norway, and as such being allowed entry.
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14/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The government has decided that, effective from Thursday 13 May 12:00 noon, travellers from the UK shall be subject to the same quarantine rules as travellers from the EEA/Schengen area, and not to the rules applicable to other countries outside the
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07/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The government has decided that travelers who have stayed in countries outside the EEA / Schengen will go to quarantine hotels on arrival in Norway. This applies regardless of whether the trip has been necessary or not.