UNHCR observations on Norwegian law proposal on attachment requirement in family reunification cases
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act and Regulations. The proposed amendment would make it possible for the Norwegian immigration authorities to refuse family reunification...
UNHCR Observations on proposed permanency of restrictions to the Norwegian Immigration Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Norwegian Government’s proposal to make the provisions of Restrictions package II, adopted in May 2016, permanent. The proposal also seeks to give the Ministry of Justice and Public Security permanent...
UNHCR observations on Latvian law proposal to amend the asylum law
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Latvian government’s proposed amendments of the asylum law. The proposal contains a number of changes regarding provision of reception facilities and social support. It also introduces new provisions...
Observations from UNHCR on Estonia’s proposed law amendments to the Penal Code and Aliens Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s law proposal amending the Penal Code and the Aliens Act. The proposal seeks to bring Estonia’s national legislation in line with the European Convention on Preventing and...
UNHCR’s observations on Denmark’s proposal for an “emergency break”
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposal for a law to amend the Aliens Act (Possibility to reject asylum seekers at the border in a crisis situation). The proposed amendments give the minister the opportunity...
UNHCR observations to Norway’s proposed amendments to the access to family reunification
UNHCR’s observations to the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Regulation concerning the income requirement in family reunification cases.
UNHCR’s observations on Denmark’s proposal on restrictions on permanent residence permits
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations to the Danish government’s proposad amendments to the Aliens Act (Strengthening the rules on permanent residence permits). The legislative amendments aim to make it more difficult to obtain an indefinite...
Observations on Swedish law proposal on authority for the Police
UNHCR’s observations to the Swedish government’s law proposal on clearer authority for the Police when implementing decisions concerning expulsion.
UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act
UNHCR’s observations to the proposed amendments to Chapter 12 of the Norwegian Immigration Act on the use of coercive measures.
Observations from UNHCR on Lithuanian law proposal on integration policy
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Lithuanian government’s draft integration policy for foreigners granted asylum in the country. UNHCR welcomes the effort to outline a comprehensive approach to integration for persons granted asylum...
Observations from UNHCR on Estonian law proposal on the procedure for interviewing asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s draft decree that seeks to establish the procedure for interviewing applicants for international protection. UNHCR welcomes the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior to...
Observations by UNHCR on the Norwegian proposal to improve age assessments of unaccompanied minors
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed legislative motion regarding age assessments of unaccompanied and separated child asylum seekers. The proposal seeks to clarify the method for assessing the age of minors seeking asylum in...
Observations from UNHCR on law proposal regarding expulsion of foreigners
UNHCR’s observations to the Danish government’s proposed amendments to the Aliens legislation with the aim to allow for expulsion, to the greatest possible extent, of foreigners who have resorted to criminal activity in Denmark.
Observations on Swedish law proposal on incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNHCR observations on Swedish law proposal “The Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Swedish law”.
UNHCR observations on Norwegian law proposal on revision of social security benefits for refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Norwegian government’s law proposal regarding social security rights of asylum-seekers and refugees. The proposed amendments intend to limit refugees’ access to core social security entitlements, for...
UNHCR publishes study of unaccompanied Afghan children arriving in Sweden
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has carried out a study of the profile, experiences and reasons for flight of unaccompanied or separated children from Afghanistan seeking asylum in Sweden in 2015. The survey was conducted and supervised jointly by UNHCR Regional Bureau...
Observations from UNHCR on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Citizenship Act
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted observations on Denmark’s proposal to amend the Danish Citizenship Act in regard to parents’ consent and a child’s ‘good conduct’, when the child derives Danish citizenship from a parent. The observations are available...
UNHCR Observations on Sweden’s proposed amendments to the law on reception of asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the law proposal concerning activities for asylum-seekers and municipality placements of unaccompanied children. The observations are available here....
UNHCR’s observations to proposed law amendments to the Icelandic Act on Foreigners
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations to the Icelandic government’s law proposal on the Icelandic Act on Foreigners. The amendments are introducing a number of modifications in temporary permits for unaccompanied and separated children, duration...
Observations from UNHCR on Finnish law proposal on alternatives to detention of asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the proposed amendments of the Finnish Aliens Act. The proposal has a number of objectives. Firstly, it seeks to improve the efficiency of the asylum procedure and ensure that rejected asylum-seekers...