Monthly statistics August 2018 Forced returns from Norway The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) returned 444 persons in August 2018, and 154 of these were convicted offenders. The NPIS is responsible for forcibly returning those who are not entitled to stay in Norway. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (NDI) is responsible for assisted returns, previously called voluntary returns. Assisted returns are not included in these statistics. Compared with 2017: Forced returns As at 31/08/2017 3737 As at 31/08/2018 3358 Change in percent -10% Delays in the registration process may mean that the real figure is higher. Convicted offenders In August, the police returned 154 convicted offenders, approx. 35% of all returnees that month. The most common nationalities among convicted returnees so far in 2018 are Polish (18%), Romanian (14%) and Lithuanian (9%). Convicted offenders returned over the last four years 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2018 2017 2016 2015 Return of convicted offenders over the last four years 1
Minors In August, 19 minors were returned to their home/safe home countries. Of these, 18 travelled in the company of a guardian or close relative, while one unaccompanied minor was deported to a safe. As a rule, Norwegian authorities do not attempt to verify the age of unaccompanied minors when they are to be returned to an European country under the Dublin III Regulation. All returned unaccompanied minors must be met by either family members or s who will care for them, e.g. representatives of relevant institutions or the child welfare services in the country in question. 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 24 24 21 14 15 29 17 19 0 januar februar mars april mai juni juli august Returned minors so far in 2018. Forced returns on chartered flights Four flights have been chartered so far in 2018, one in July. The various returnee categories The NPIS returns persons who have no legal right to stay in Norway, i.e. not only persons who have had their application for asylum and any appeals rejected. 1) all persons who have applied for protection (asylum) in Norway and who have had their application processed and rejected in Norway and who have exhausted all avenues of appeal. This category also includes persons subject to an expulsion order. 2) Dublin anyone returned under the Dublin Regulation. This also includes persons subject to an expulsion order. The Dublin Regulation applies in the EU, Norway and Iceland, and governs where an application for asylum will be processed. The purpose of the Regulation is to prevent asylum seekers from applying in multiple countries, but also to ensure that one of the countries assumes responsibility for the asylum seeker. The statistics include both returns under the Dublin Regulation and returns to "safe third countries". The latter are cases where the asylum 2
applicant already has a residence permit (refugee status or form of permit) in a country that is considered safe. 3) Refused entry persons who have been refused entry into Norway as they are not permitted to stay here. This may be for various reasons, but persons who are refused entry are not banned from Norway. 4) Expelled anyone expelled from Norway who has not applied for protection (asylum) or who is not subject to the Dublin Regulation. Most of those who fall into this category have been expelled due to a criminal conviction and are banned from Norway for a specific period of time. Violation of the re-entry ban is a punishable offence. 5) Other persons not covered by any of the categories. Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality Afghanistan 74 16 64 154 Albania 13 179 192 Algeria 8 7 13 28 Angola 1 9 1 11 Argentina 2 2 Armenia 3 12 15 Azerbaijan 2 6 5 13 Australia 1 4 5 Bangladesh 8 2 5 15 Belgium 1 1 Bhutan 1 1 Bosnia- Herzegovina 9 24 33 Brazil 18 18 Bulgaria 23 23 Canada 5 5 Chile 10 10 Colombia 5 1 18 24 Cuba 3 3 6 Denmark 7 7 Dominican Republic 6 6 Ecuador 4 4 Egypt 6 3 6 15 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 El Salvador 3 1 4 Ivory Coast 2 1 3 Eritrea 2 22 48 72 Estonia 13 13 Ethiopia 26 15 10 51 Philippines 36 36 3
Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality France 12 12 The Gambia 4 3 18 25 Georgia 10 1 72 83 Ghana 10 10 Guinea 3 7 6 16 Guinea-Bissau 1 2 3 Guyana 1 1 Haiti 1 1 2 Greece 1 1 Honduras 2 2 Belarus 1 1 31 33 India 3 27 30 Indonesia 3 3 Iraq 49 25 77 151 Iran 6 13 23 42 Iceland 2 2 Israel 9 9 Italy 3 3 Yemen 1 2 3 Jordan 1 1 4 6 Cameroon 1 1 3 5 Cape Verde 1 1 Kazakhstan 6 4 10 Kenya 5 5 China 4 29 33 Kyrgyzstan 1 5 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 5 13 Kosovo 4 26 30 Croatia 2 2 Kuwait 1 1 Laos 1 1 Latvia 8 8 Lebanon 3 5 2 10 Liberia 2 4 6 Libya 7 4 11 Lithuania 117 117 Madagascar 1 1 Macedonia 6 24 30 Malawi 1 1 The Maldives 1 1 4
Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality Mali 1 1 2 Morocco 27 5 32 64 Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 Mexico 9 9 Moldova 1 27 28 Mongolia 8 19 27 Montenegro 4 4 Myanmar 1 4 5 Namibia 1 1 The Netherlands 16 16 Nepal 14 14 New Zealand 1 1 Nicaragua 1 1 Nigeria 15 6 82 103 Pakistan 3 6 55 64 Peru 7 7 Poland 228 228 Portugal 4 4 Romania 1 201 202 Russia 4 14 171 189 Rwanda 1 1 2 Saudi Arabia 3 10 13 Senegal 2 6 8 Serbia 3 54 57 Sierra Leone 1 1 Slovakia 3 3 Somalia 30 9 84 123 Spain 17 17 Sri Lanka 3 2 6 11 Stateless 1 16 31 48 United Kingdom 1 14 15 Sudan 2 10 1 13 Switzerland 4 4 Sweden 25 25 Syria 42 59 101 South Africa 2 2 South Korea 2 2 Tajikistan 1 2 2 5 Tanzania 1 1 Thailand 52 52 5
Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality Togo 1 1 Czech Republic 5 5 Tunisia 1 3 10 14 Turkmenistan 3 3 Turkey 8 12 41 61 Germany 23 23 Uganda 2 2 4 Unknown 2 2 Ukraine 15 3 147 165 Hungary 1 1 USA 5 39 44 Uzbekistan 2 1 6 9 Venezuela 1 9 10 Vietnam 2 33 35 Zimbabwe 8 2 10 390 326 2642 3358 Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination Afghanistan 73 2 75 Albania 13 153 166 Algeria 8 1 9 Angola 1 1 Armenia 3 9 12 Azerbaijan 2 2 4 Australia 1 4 5 Bahamas 1 1 Bahrain 1 1 Bangladesh 4 4 Belgium 9 7 16 Bosnia- Herzegovina 9 15 24 Brazil 13 13 Bulgaria 1 24 25 Canada 8 8 Chile 7 7 Colombia 5 10 15 Cuba 2 2 Denmark 5 37 42 6
Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination United Arab Emirates 7 7 Ecuador 1 1 Egypt 6 1 7 El Salvador 3 3 Eritrea 1 1 Estonia 2 24 26 Ethiopia 26 4 30 Philippines 27 27 Finland 14 11 25 France 2 20 28 50 The Gambia 4 3 7 Georgia 10 54 64 Ghana 1 1 Guinea 3 3 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 Greece 4 37 32 73 Honduras 2 2 Belarus 1 20 21 India 12 12 Indonesia 2 2 Iraq 43 8 51 Iran 6 6 12 Ireland 4 2 6 Iceland 2 2 4 Israel 11 11 Italy 1 75 223 299 Jordan 1 1 Cameroon 1 1 Cape Verde 1 1 Kazakhstan 1 1 Kenya 2 3 5 China 11 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 Kosovo 4 39 43 Croatia 2 2 Kuwait 5 5 Laos 1 1 Latvia 2 21 23 Lebanon 6 2 8 7
Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination Liberia 1 1 Lithuania 4 119 123 Luxembourg 1 1 Madagascar 1 1 Macedonia 6 23 29 Malawi 1 1 The Maldives 1 1 Mali 1 1 Malta 1 1 7 9 Morocco 27 9 36 Mauritius 1 1 Mexico 6 6 Moldova 1 20 21 Mongolia 8 16 24 Montenegro 2 2 The Netherlands 3 20 23 Nepal 7 7 New Zealand 1 1 Nicaragua 1 1 Nigeria 15 10 25 Pakistan 3 14 17 Palestine 1 1 Peru 6 6 Poland 9 243 252 Portugal 12 15 27 Qatar 2 2 Romania 2 198 200 Russia 4 174 178 Saudi Arabia 5 5 Serbia 3 51 54 Sierra Leone 1 1 Singapore 1 1 Slovakia 1 7 8 Slovenia 1 1 Somalia 27 13 40 Spain 17 102 119 Sri Lanka 3 2 5 United Kingdom 1 38 39 Sudan 2 2 Switzerland 2 5 7 Sweden 2 54 325 381 8
Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination South Korea 2 2 Tajikistan 1 1 Taiwan 6 6 Tanzania 2 2 Thailand 23 23 Czech Republic 6 14 20 Tunisia 1 2 3 Turkmenistan 3 3 Turkey 8 43 51 Germany 5 43 53 101 Uganda 1 2 3 Ukraine 12 114 126 Hungary 4 4 USA 5 46 51 Uzbekistan 2 2 4 Venezuela 1 2 3 Vietnam 2 13 15 Austria 1 1 390 326 2642 3358 By destination we mean the country the person is returned to, not necessarily the person's home country (or country of nationality). 9