Statistics March 2018: Forced returns from Norway The National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) forcibly returned 375 persons in March 2018, and 136 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 March 2017 1439 As at 31 March 2017 1186 Change in percent -17% Delays in the registration process may mean that the real figure is higher. Convicted offenders In March, the police returned 136 convicted offenders, approx. 36% of all returnees that month. The most common nationalities among convicted returnees were Polish (14%), Romanian (13%) and Lithuanian (12%). Convicted offenders returned over the last four years 250 200 150 100 50 0 2018 2017 2016 Return of convicted offenders over the last four years 1
Minors A total of 21 minors were returned in March. All 21 were returned with their families. 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 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. 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Måned 2 4 januar 2018 februar 2018 mars 2018 2 4 24 23 januar 2018 februar 2018 mars 2018 januar 2018 februar 2018 2 1 Returned minors so far in 2018. Forced returns on chartered flights Three chartered return flights have taken place so far in 2018. 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. Violating 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 Dublin/safe third country Afghanistan 6 20 65 Albania 5 69 74 Algeria 5 2 4 11 Angola 1 1 Armenia 2 2 4 Azerbaijan 3 1 4 Australia 2 2 Bangladesh 1 2 3 Bosnia- Herzegovina 7 9 16 Brazil 3 3 Bulgaria 4 4 Canada 2 2 Chile 2 2 Colombia 5 4 9 Cuba 3 3 Denmark 1 1 Dominican Republic 1 1 Ecuador 1 1 Egypt 5 2 7 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 El Salvador 3 3 Ivory Coast 1 1 2 Eritrea 1 8 7 16 Estonia 4 4 Ethiopia 11 5 6 22 The Philippines 19 19 France 4 4 3
Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality Dublin/safe third country The Gambia 3 2 7 12 Georgia 4 18 22 Ghana 5 5 Guinea 1 4 2 7 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 Greece 1 1 Honduras 2 2 Belarus 9 9 India 2 7 9 Indonesia 1 1 Iraq 29 11 36 76 Iran 4 4 5 13 Iceland 1 1 Israel 2 2 Italy 1 1 Yemen 1 2 3 Cameroon 1 1 Kazakhstan 3 1 4 Kenya 3 3 China 3 10 13 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 2 9 Kosovo 1 8 9 Croatia 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Lebanon 2 2 Liberia 1 1 Libya 2 2 Lithuania 53 53 Macedonia 1 10 11 The Maldives 1 1 Mali 1 1 Morocco 10 2 20 32 Mexico 2 2 Moldova 1 13 14 Mongolia 4 11 15 Montenegro 2 2 The Netherlands 9 9 Nepal 4 4 Nigeria 5 21 26 4
Forced returns so far in 2018 by nationality Dublin/safe third country Pakistan 1 1 16 18 Peru 3 3 Poland 68 68 Romania 66 66 Russia 3 9 62 74 Rwanda 1 1 Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 Senegal 2 2 4 Serbia 16 16 Sierra Leone 1 1 Somalia 11 1 27 39 Spain 5 5 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 4 Stateless 5 18 23 United Kingdom 1 2 3 Sudan 1 1 Sweden 5 5 Syria 16 14 30 South Korea 1 1 Tajikistan 1 1 Tanzania 2 2 Thailand 17 17 The Czech Republic 3 3 Tunisia 1 1 6 8 Turkey 3 1 16 20 Germany 13 13 Uganda 1 1 Unknown 1 1 Ukraine 7 39 46 USA 3 13 16 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 Venezuela 1 1 2 Vietnam 2 12 14 Zimbabwe 8 1 9 191 120 875 1186 Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination 5
Dublin/safe third country Afghanistan 38 1 39 Albania 5 65 70 Algeria 5 1 6 Angola 1 1 Armenia 2 2 4 Azerbaijan 1 1 Australia 2 2 Bahrain 1 1 Belgium 7 2 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 8 15 Brazil 3 3 Bulgaria 5 5 Canada 2 2 Chile 2 2 Colombia 5 1 6 Denmark 4 4 8 Egypt 5 1 6 El Salvador 3 3 Eritrea 1 1 Estonia 2 11 13 Ethiopia 11 3 14 The Philippines 16 16 Finland 8 2 10 France 1 8 13 22 The Gambia 3 1 4 Georgia 4 17 21 Ghana 1 1 Guinea 1 1 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 Greece 11 9 20 Honduras 2 2 Belarus 5 5 India 4 4 Indonesia 1 1 Iraq 23 3 26 Iran 4 2 6 Iceland 1 1 Israel 2 2 Italy 1 25 71 97 Kenya 1 1 China 3 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 6
Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination Dublin/safe third country Kosovo 1 8 9 Croatia 1 1 Kuwait 5 5 Latvia 6 6 Lebanon 5 5 Liberia 1 1 Lithuania 2 53 55 Luxembourg 1 1 Macedonia 1 10 11 The Maldives 1 1 Mali 1 1 Morocco 10 8 18 Mexico 2 2 Moldova 1 6 7 Mongolia 4 8 12 Montenegro 1 1 The Netherlands 1 9 10 Nepal 1 1 Nigeria 5 3 8 Pakistan 1 6 7 Peru 2 2 Poland 2 78 80 Portugal 4 3 7 Qatar 1 1 Romania 66 66 Russia 3 70 73 Saudi Arabia 1 1 Serbia 15 15 Sierra Leone 1 1 Slovakia 2 2 Slovenia 1 1 Somalia 11 5 16 Spain 3 34 37 Sri Lanka 2 2 United Kingdom 1 11 12 Sweden 17 77 94 South Korea 1 1 Tajikistan 1 1 Taiwan 2 2 Tanzania 2 2 Thailand 8 8 7
Forced returns so far in 2018 by destination Dublin/safe third country The Czech Republic 1 5 6 Tunisia 1 2 3 Turkey 3 13 16 Germany 5 24 23 52 Uganda 1 1 Ukraine 4 28 32 Hungary 1 1 USA 3 18 21 Uzbekistan 1 1 2 Venezuela 1 1 Vietnam 2 7 9 191 120 875 1186 By destination we mean the country the person is returned to, not necessarily the person's home country (or country of nationality). 8