Norway consults on 7-year collective protection and a longer route to permanent residence
The 14 October proposal is open for comments until 10 November and still requires legislation.
Norway’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security opened consultation on section 34 of the Immigration Act on 14 October 2026. Responses are due by 10 November. The proposal would raise the maximum period of temporary collective protection from 5 to 7 years, with permits still granted 1 year at a time. Ukrainians first protected in March 2022 could initially remain under the scheme until March 2028.[1]
A subsequent temporary permit could count towards permanent residence after 2 years rather than 3. The combined route would nevertheless lengthen from 8 to 9 years, provided the collective-protection scheme remains in place and the person continues to satisfy the permit and other permanent-residence conditions. The maximum period for putting an ordinary asylum claim on hold would also rise from 5 to 7 years.[1][2]
The paper proposes that the relevant extensions commence by 11 March 2027 and apply both to people already holding collective protection at commencement and to later recipients. These are proposals, not rights already in force or a guarantee of permanent residence.[2]
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