The rule that gave Maria Amelie residence in Norway in her time has been repealed. Here she is photographed during a book launch in 2014. Photo: Torstein Bøe / NTB
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20. May 2023 05:12 – Updated 20 May 2023 05:14
The rule that made it possible for people who have been expelled from Norway to apply for residence again as skilled workers has been repealed.
After Russian-born Maria Amelie was deported from Norway in 2011, the government made new instructions to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI). The rule gave rejected asylum seekers the opportunity to apply for a work permit in Norway after first returning to their home country.
In 2017, UDI informed VG that twelve people had been granted residence through the provision, which was called “Lex Amelie”.
Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) writes in another email The class struggle that the provision “was repealed because it was little used, but entailed a lot of extra work for the UDI”.
Mehl further writes that “it is desirable to have common criteria for the assessment of the lifting of the entry ban; no special rules for skilled foreigners or other groups”.
2023-05-20 03:12:32
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